biola

See also: Biola

Indonesian

biola

Etymology

From Malay biola, from Portuguese viola, from Old Portuguese viola, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Vitula, Roman goddess of joy and victory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈola]
• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧la

Noun

biola (plural biola-biola, first-person possessive biolaku, second-person possessive biolamu, third-person possessive biolanya)

1. (music) violin: A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers; also any instrument of the violin family.

Derived terms

• berbiola
• membiola

 

• biola alto
• biola bas ganda
• biola selo
• biola sopran

 

Further reading

• “biola” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese viola.

Noun

biola (Jawi spelling بيولا‎, plural biola-biola, informal 1st possessive biolaku, 2nd possessive biolamu, 3rd possessive biolanya)

1. violin

Descendants

• Indonesian: biola

Further reading

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