kambing hitam

Compound of kambing (“goat”) +‎ hitam (“black”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌkambiŋ ˈhitam/ [ˌkam.bɪŋ ˈhi.t̪am]
• Rhymes: -itam
• Syllabification: kam‧bing hi‧tam

kambing hitam (plural kambing-kambing hitam)

1. (literally) black goat
2. (idiomatic) scapegoat

• “kambing hitam”, 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

Compound of kambing (“goat”) +‎ hitam (“black”), literally “black goat”.

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌkambeŋ ˈhitam/ [ˌkam.beŋ ˈhi.t̪am]

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˌkambiŋ ˈhitam/ [ˌkam.biŋ ˈhi.t̪am]
• Rhymes: -itam, -tam, -am
• Hyphenation: kam‧bing hi‧tam

kambing hitam (plural kambing-kambing hitam or kambing² hitam)

1. (idiomatic) scapegoat, black sheep

• "kambing hitam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017