lalu lintas

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of lalu +‎ lintas, inherited from Malay lalu lintas, probably calque of Chinese 交通.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlalu ˈlɪntas]

Noun

lalu lintas (first-person possessive lalu lintasku, second-person possessive lalu lintasmu, third-person possessive lalu lintasnya)

1. traffic:
   1. (transport) moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof.
2. (transport) passage, passageway

Alternative forms

• lantas

Derived terms

• berlalu lintas
• perlalulintasan

 

Further reading

• “lalu lintas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.