tempat jin buang anak

Betawi

Etymology

From tempat (“place”) +‎ jin (“genie”) +‎ buang (“throw”) +‎ anak (“child”).

Noun

tempat jin buang anak

  1. (idiomatic) remote and desolate place

Further reading

  • Chaer, A. (2009), “tempat jin buang anak”, in Kamus ungkapan dan peribahasa Betawi [Dictionary of Betawi idioms and proverbs] (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 151
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