kias
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Derived from Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās, “measurement, analogy”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkias/ [ˈki.as]
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: ki‧as
Noun
kias
- metaphor, comparison
- Synonym: perbandingan
- (Islam) qiyas
Further reading
- “kias” 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.