tahi bintang

Malay

Etymology

Compound of tahi (“excrement, dropping”) +‎ bintang (“star”). Literally, “star excrements/droppings”.

Noun

tahi bintang (Jawi spelling تاهي بينتڠ, plural tahi-tahi bintang)

  1. shooting star, meteor
    Synonyms: cirit bintang, bintang beralih
    Synonym: bintang jatuh (Indonesia)

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