kuliah
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kuliah, from Arabic كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈliah/
- Hyphenation: ku‧li‧ah
Noun
kuliah
- (education) higher education
- Synonym: sekolah tinggi
- (education) lecture
Verb
kuliah
- (education) to lecture
- to sermon
- Synonym: ceramah
- kuliah subuh. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- to study
- Saya masih kuliah. ― I am studying (in higher education).
Derived terms
- berkuliah
- kuliahan
- menguliahi
- perkuliahan
- kuliah kerja
- kuliah kerja lapangan
- kuliah kerja nyata
- kuliah lapangan
- kuliah Ramadan
- kuliah Subuh
- kuliah tamu
- kuliah terbuka
- kuliah umum
Further reading
- “kuliah” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya).
Noun
kuliah (plural duplication)
Descendants
- Indonesian: kuliah
Further reading
- “kuliah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.