gol bunuh diri

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of gol (“goal”) +‎ bunuh diri (“suicide”), literally “suicidal goal”, a calque from Japanese 自殺点(じさつてん) (jisatsuten, “own goal”, literally “suicide point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔl bu.nʊh ˈdi.ri/

Noun

gol bunuh diri

1. (soccer) own goal (a goal that results from a player putting the ball or puck into the goal of their own team; the resulting goal being scored for the opposition)

   Synonym: gol sendiri (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “gol bunuh diri” 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.