valuta asing

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• valas

Etymology

Compound of valuta (“currency”) ‎ asing (“foreign”), calque of English foreign currency.

Noun

valuta asing

1. foreign currency

Further reading

• “valuta asing” 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.