bintang jatuh

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Compound of bintang (“star”) +‎ jatuh (“fall”), calque of Dutch vallende ster (literally “falling star”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbintaŋ ˈd͡ʒatuh/ [ˌbin̪.t̪aŋ ˈd͡ʒa.t̪ʊh] Rhymes: -atuh Syllabification: bin‧tang ja‧tuh === Noun === bintang jatuh (plural bintang-bintang jatuh) shooting star: a meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere Synonyms: tahi bintang (Standard Malay), bintang beralih (Standard Malay), cirit bintang (Standard Malay) === Further reading === “bintang jatuh”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016