kupu-kupu malam
Indonesian
Etymology
From kupu-kupu (“butterfly”) + malam (“night”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌkupu ˌkupu ˈmalam/ [ˌku.pu ˌku.pu ˈma.lam]
- Rhymes: -alam
- Syllabification: ku‧pu-ku‧pu ma‧lam
Noun
kupu-kupu malam (plural kupu-kupu-kupu-kupu malam)
- (figurative) female prostitute
Synonyms
- (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur
Further reading
- “kupu-kupu malam” 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.