termometer tembak

Indonesian

termometer tembak in use

Etymology

Compound of termometer (“thermometer”) +‎ tembak (“to shoot”).

Noun

termometer tembak (uncountable)

1. (medicine, colloquial) forehead thermometer
2. infrared thermometer, non-contact thermometers or temperature guns.

Further reading

• “termometer tembak” 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.