ilmu bahasa
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of ilmu (“science”) + bahasa (“language”), a calque of Dutch taalkunde (“linguistics”, literally “language science”) or taalwetenschap (“linguistics”, literally “language science”).
Noun edit
- linguistics
- Synonym: linguistik
Further reading edit
- “ilmu bahasa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.