bahasa isyarat

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bahasa (“language”) +‎ isyarat (“signal”).

Noun

bahasa isyarat (first-person possessive bahasa isyaratku, second-person possessive bahasa isyaratmu, third-person possessive bahasa isyaratnya)

1. sign language

Further reading

• “bahasa isyarat” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Compound of bahasa (“language”) +‎ isyarat (“signal”).

Noun

bahasa isyarat (Jawi spelling بهاس اشارت, plural bahasa-bahasa isyarat, informal 1st possessive bahasa isyaratku, 2nd possessive bahasa isyaratmu, 3rd possessive bahasa isyaratnya)

1. sign language

Further reading

• “bahasa isyarat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.