tanah longsor

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tanah (“land”) +‎ longsor (“slide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtanah ˈlɔŋsɔr]
• Rhymes: -ɔr

Noun

tanah longsor (plural tanah-tanah longsor)

1. landslide (natural disaster)

Synonyms

• tanah runtuh (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “tanah longsor” 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.