lektur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch lectuur (“reading”), from French lecture, from Late Latin lēctūra, feminine of Classical Latin lēctūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛktʊr]
• Hyphenation: lèk‧tur

Noun

lektur or lèktur

1. reading, something to read; reading material.

   Synonym: bacaan

2. speech, a session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.

   Synonym: pidato

Related terms

• lektor

 

Further reading

• “lektur” 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.