Indonesian

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Etymology

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bahasa +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kəbahaˈsa(ʔ)an/
  • Rhymes: -aan
  • Hyphenation: kê‧ba‧ha‧sa‧an

Noun

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kêbahasaan (uncountable)

  1. languageness (the quality of being a language)

Adjective

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kebahasaan (generally not comparable)

  1. linguistic (of or relating to language or linguistics)