warna bahasa

Indonesian

Etymology

Calque of Balinese ᬯᬃᬦᬩᬲ (warna basa, “register”, literally “variety of language”) as warna (“colour”) +‎ bahasa (“language”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌwarna baˈhasa/ [ˌwar.na baˈha.sa]
  • Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: war‧na ba‧ha‧sa

Noun

warna bahasa (plural warna-warna bahasa)

  1. (linguistics) register (a style of a language used in a particular context, which is related to honorific)
    Synonym: laras bahasa

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