kata laluan
Malay
Etymology
Compound of kata (“word”) + laluan (“act of passing”), calque of English password.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): [ka.tə la.lu.(w)an]
- (Baku) IPA(key): [ka.ta la.lu.(w)an]
Noun
kata laluan (plural kata-kata laluan or kata2 laluan)
- password
- Synonym: kata sandi (Indonesian)
- Kata laluannya terlalu ringkas.
- His password is too simple.
Further reading
- "kata laluan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017