kuliah
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Malay kuliah, from Arabic كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kuliah
- (education) higher education.
- Synonym: sekolah tinggi
- (education) lecture.
Verb edit
kuliah
- (education) to lecture.
- to sermon.
- Synonym: ceramah
- kuliah subuh. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- to study
- Saya masih kuliah. ― I am studying (in higher education).
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kuliah” 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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya).
Noun edit
kuliah (plural duplication, informal 1st possessive kuliahku, 2nd possessive kuliahmu, 3rd possessive kuliahnya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: kuliah
Further reading edit
- “kuliah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.