dwibahasa

Indonesian

Etymology

From dwi- (“bi-”) +‎ bahasa (“language”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dwibaˈhasa]
  • Rhymes: -sa, -a

Adjective

dwibahasa (comparative lebih dwibahasa, superlative paling dwibahasa)

  1. bilingual
    1. having the ability to speak two languages
      Synonym: bilingual
      Hypernym: multibahasa
    2. spoken or written in two different languages
      Synonym: bilingual
      Hypernym: multibahasa

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of dwi- (“bi-”) +‎ bahasa (“language”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dwi.ba.ha.sa], [dwi.ba.hə.sa]
    • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [dwi.ba.ha.sə], [dwi.ba.hə.sə]
  • Rhymes: -sa, -a
  • Hyphenation: dwi‧ba‧ha‧sa

Adjective

dwibahasa (Jawi spelling دويبهاس)

  1. Bilingual:
    1. Having the ability to speak two languages.
      pelajar dwibahasa ― bilingual student
    2. Spoken or written in two different languages.
      kamus dwibahasa ― bilingual dictionary

Derived terms

  • berdwibahasa (“to use two languages”)
  • dwibahasakan (“to make something in two languages”)
  • kedwibahasaan (“bilingualism”)

Further reading

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