kata nama

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kata nama.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkata ˈnama]

Noun

kata nama

  1. (grammar) noun
    Synonyms: kata benda, nomina, substantif

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Compound of kata (word) +‎ nama (name) from Arabic اِسْم (‫ism)[1] with later influence of Dutch naamwoord (noun, literally name + word); compare Chinese 名詞 / 名词 (míngcí)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

kata nama (plural kata-kata nama or kata2 nama)

  1. (grammar) noun
    Synonym: isim

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Versteegh, Kees (September 2020), “Extended grammar: Malay and the Arabic tradition”, in Histoire Épistémologie Langage, volumes 42-1, →DOI, page 8