kata majemuk
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- kata majmuk (Standard Malay)
Etymology
From compound of kata (“word”) + majemuk (“compound”), from calque of Dutch samengesteld woord (“compound word”) (samengesteld + woord).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkat̪a mad͡ʒəˈmʊʔ]
Noun
kata majemuk (plural kata-kata majemuk)
- (linguistics) compound word
- Synonym: kompositum
Further reading
- “kata majemuk” 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.