dwibahasa
Indonesian
editEtymology
editdwi- (“bi-”) + bahasa (“language”)
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdwibahasa
- bilingual
- Having the ability to speak two languages.
- Synonym: bilingual
- Hypernym: multibahasa
- Spoken or written in two different languages.
- Synonym: bilingual
- Hypernym: multibahasa
- Having the ability to speak two languages.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “dwibahasa” 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
editEtymology
editAffixation of dwi- (“bi-”) + bahasa (“language”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdwibahasa (Jawi spelling دويبهاس)
Derived terms
edit- berdwibahasa (“to use two languages”)
- dwibahasakan (“to make something in two languages”)
- kedwibahasaan (“bilingualism”)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “dwibahasa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Categories:
- Indonesian terms prefixed with dwi-
- Indonesian 4-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/sa
- Rhymes:Indonesian/sa/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/a
- Rhymes:Indonesian/a/4 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian adjectives
- Malay terms prefixed with dwi-
- Malay 4-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/sa
- Rhymes:Malay/a
- Rhymes:Malay/a/4 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay adjectives
- Malay terms with usage examples