peribahasa

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of peri (word, literally about, around) +‎ bahasa (language), from Malay peribahasa, from Sanskrit, either परिभाषा (paribhāṣā, definition) or परिभासते (paribhāsate, look like) as compound of परि (pari) +‎ भाश् (bhāś). Cognate of Balinese paribasa, Madurese parèbhâsa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəribaˈhasa/ [pə.ri.baˈha.sa]
  • Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: pe‧ri‧ba‧ha‧sa

Noun

pêribahasa (plural peribahasa-peribahasa)

  1. proverb
    1. (in general) figure of speech

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /pəribaˈhasə/ [pə.ri.baˈha.sə], /pəriˈbahəsə/ [pə.riˈba.hə.sə]
    • Rhymes: -ahəsə, -asə
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /pəribaˈhasa/ [pə.ri.baˈha.sa]
    • Rhymes: -asa
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧ba‧ha‧sa

Noun

peribahasa (Jawi spelling ڤريبهاس, plural peribahasa-peribahasa)

  1. proverb
    1. (in general) figure of speech

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: peribahasa (inherited)

Further reading