kue bulan

Indonesian

Etymology

From kue (“cake”) +‎ bulan (“moon”) as calque from Chinese 月餅／月饼 (“mooncake”).

Noun

kue bulan (uncountable)

1. (cooking) mooncake.

Further reading

• “kue bulan” 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.