bisik

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bisik.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbisik/ [ˈbi.sɪk̚]
Rhymes: -isik
Syllabification: bi‧sik

Verb

bisik

whisper

Further reading

“bisik”, 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

Javanese

Noun

bisik

a whisper

Malay

Pronunciation

(schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈbisek/ [ˈbi.seʔ]
Rhymes: -sek, -ek
(/a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈbisik/ [ˈbi.siʔ]
Rhymes: -sik, -ik
Hyphenation: bi‧sik

Verb

bisik (Jawi spelling بيسيق)

to whisper (to speak very softly using one's breath without vibrating the vocal cords).
Synonym: desus

Dia bercakap dengan suara bisik.
He spoke in a whisper voice.

Noun

bisik (Jawi spelling بيسيق, plural bisik-bisik or bisik²)

a whisper.
Bisik hatinya mengatakan ada sesuatu yang tidak kena.
The whisper of his heart (inner voice) said something was wrong.

Derived terms

Affixations

berbisik (“to whisper (intransitive)”)
bisikan (“a whisper (noun)”)
membisikkan (“to whisper something (transitive)”)
pembisik (“prompter; whisperer”)

Compounds

bisik-bisik (“gossip; rumours; whispering”)

Descendants

> Indonesian: bisik (inherited)

Further reading

"bisik" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017