kosakata

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of kosa (“treasure, treasury; possessions, property, wealth”) +‎ kata (“word”), calque of Dutch woordenschat (“vocabulary”, literally “word treasure”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kosaˈkata/ [ko.saˈka.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: ko‧sa‧ka‧ta

Noun

kosakata

  1. (linguistics) vocabulary
    Synonym: perbendaharaan kata
    • 1957, Tardjan Hadidjaja, Asas-asas pendidikan bahasa ibu bagi anak Djawa, Ganaco:
      ...kosakata Indonesia tjukuplah orang membandingkan „Kamus Umum Bahasa Indonesia„ tahun 1952 buatan W. J. S. Poerwadarminta dengan sebuah kamus buatan sebelum perang (misalnja kamus Klinkert atau Van Ronkel).
      ...Indonesian vocabulary(,) it is enough to compare the 1952 "General Dictionary of the Indonesian Language" by W. J. S. Poerwadarminta with a dictionary made before the war (for example the Klinkert or Van Ron dictionary).

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