silabel

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch syllabe, from French syllabe, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō, “I gather together”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siˈlabəl]
• Hyphenation: si‧la‧bêl

Noun

silabel (first-person possessive silabelku, second-person possessive silabelmu, third-person possessive silabelnya)

1. (linguistics) syllable.

   Synonym: suku kata

Related terms

• silabis

 

Further reading

• “silabel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.