termometer tembak
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of termometer (“thermometer”) + tembak (“to shoot”).
Noun
termometer tembak (plural termometer-termometer tembak)
- (medicine, colloquial) forehead thermometer
- infrared thermometer, non-contact thermometers or temperature guns
Further reading
- “termometer tembak” 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.