beasiswa
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Malay biasiswa, a by surface analysis, bea (“expense”) + siswa (“student”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /beaˈsiswa/ [be.aˈsis.wa]
- Rhymes: -iswa
- Syllabification: be‧a‧sis‧wa
Noun
béasiswa (plural beasiswa-beasiswa)
- (education) scholarship, a grant-in-aid to a student
- Synonym: dana siswa
- (education) bursary: a monetary award to university students that allows them to continue their studies
- Synonym: bantuan
Derived terms
Compounds
- beasiswa hibah
- beasiswa ikatan dinas
- beasiswa parsial
- beasiswa penuh
Further reading
- “beasiswa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016