sapi perah

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sapi perahan

Etymology

Compound of sapi (“cow, cattle”) +‎ perah.

Noun

sapi perah (plural sapi-sapi perah)

1. dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow
2. (figurative) cash cow, money-spinner, golden goose, milch cow

Further reading

• “sapi perah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016