hitung mundur

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of hitung (“count”) +‎ mundur (“backward”). Compare to French compte à rebours (“countdown”, literally “count by reverse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhitʊŋ ˈmʊndʊr/

Noun

hitung mundur (plural hitung-hitung mundur)

  1. countdown: A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event

Synonyms

  • bilang menurun (Standard Malay)

Further reading

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