tahun cahaya

Compound of tahun (“year”) +‎ cahaya (“light”), calque of Dutch lichtjaar (“light year”). Attested before 1970.

• IPA^(key): /tahʊn t͡ʃahaja/

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tahun cahaya

1. (astronomy) lightyear (astronomical distance)

• “tahun cahaya” 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.

• تاهون چهاي

tahun (“year”) +‎ cahaya (“light”). Calque of English lightyear.

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /tahon t͡ʃahajə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /tahʊn t͡ʃahaja/
• Rhymes: -ajə, -jə, -ə

tahun cahaya (Jawi spelling تاهون چهاي)

1. (astronomy) lightyear (astronomical distance)