dwibahasa
Indonesian
Etymology
From dwi- (“bi-”) + bahasa (“language”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dwibaˈhasa]
- Rhymes: -sa, -a
Adjective
dwibahasa (comparative lebih dwibahasa, superlative paling dwibahasa)
- bilingual
- having the ability to speak two languages
- Synonym: bilingual
- Hypernym: multibahasa
- spoken or written in two different languages
- Synonym: bilingual
- Hypernym: multibahasa
- having the ability to speak two languages
Derived terms
- dwibahasawan
- kedwibahasaan
Further reading
- “dwibahasa”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of dwi- (“bi-”) + bahasa (“language”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dwi.ba.ha.sa], [dwi.ba.hə.sa]
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): [dwi.ba.ha.sə], [dwi.ba.hə.sə]
- Rhymes: -sa, -a
- Hyphenation: dwi‧ba‧ha‧sa
Adjective
dwibahasa (Jawi spelling دويبهاس, comparative lebih dwibahasa, superlative paling dwibahasa)
Derived terms
- berdwibahasa (“to use two languages”)
- dwibahasakan (“to make something in two languages”)
- kedwibahasaan (“bilingualism”)
Related terms
Further reading
- "dwibahasa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017