datang bulan
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of datang (“to come”) + bulan (“moon, month”), calque from Chinese 月經/月经 (yuèjīng, “menstruation”, literally “moon; month + pass through”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌdataŋ ˈbulan/ [ˌda.t̪aŋ ˈbu.lan]
- Rhymes: -ulan
- Syllabification: da‧tang bu‧lan
Noun
- menstruation, the periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates
- Synonyms: haid, menstruasi
Further reading
- “datang bulan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Compound of datang (“to come”) + bulan (“moon, month”), calque from Chinese 月經/月经 (yuèjīng, “menstruation”, literally “moon; month + pass through”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdataŋ ˈbulan/ [ˌda.t̪aŋ ˈbu.lan]
- Rhymes: -ulan, -lan, -an
- Hyphenation: da‧tang bu‧lan
Noun
- synonym of haid (“menstruation”)
Further reading
- "datang bulan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017