zaman kuda gigit besi

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Compound of zaman (“period”) +‎ kuda (“horse”) +‎ gigit (“bite”) +‎ besi (“iron”), literally “time when horses bit iron”. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌzaman ˌkuda ˌɡiɡit bəˈsi/ [ˌza.man ˌku.da ˌɡi.ɡɪt̪̚ bəˈsi] Rhymes: -i Syllabification: za‧man ku‧da gi‧git be‧si === Phrase === zaman kuda gigit besi a time before motor vehicles (e.g. cars, buses, trams, etc.); a time where people would get around with horse-drawn carriage (idiomatic, humorous) once upon a time Synonym: zaman dahulu === Further reading === “zaman kuda gigit besi”, 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