kabar angin
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of kabar (“news”) + angin (“wind”), calque from Chinese 風聞/风闻 (“hearsay; rumor”, literally “wind news”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈkabar ˈaŋɪn]
=== Noun ===
kabar angin (plural kabar-kabar angin)
rumor, rumour: a statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth
Synonyms: desas-desus, isu, kabar burung, rumor
=== Further reading ===
“kabar angin”, 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