lampu busur

Indonesian

Etymology

Calque of Dutch booglamp (“arc lamp”) as lampu (“lamp”) +‎ busur (“arc”).

Noun

lampu busur (first-person possessive lampu busurku, second-person possessive lampu busurmu, third-person possessive lampu busurnya)

1. (colloquial) arc lamp.

   Synonyms: bohlam, bola lampu listrik

Further reading

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