dam sabo

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of dam (“dam”) +‎ sabo (“erosion control”), from Japanese 砂防(さぼう)ダム (sabōdamu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdam ˈsabo]

Noun

dam sabo (first-person possessive dam saboku, second-person possessive dam sabomu, third-person possessive dam sabonya)

1. check dam: a small, sometimes temporary, dam constructed across a swale, drainage ditch, or waterway to counteract erosion by reducing water flow velocity.

Further reading

• “dam sabo” 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.