luar biasa
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay luar biasa, a compound of luar + biasa.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌluar biˈasa/ [ˌlu.ar biˈa.sa]
- Rhymes: -asa
- Syllabification: lu‧ar bi‧a‧sa
Adjective
luar biasa (comparative lebih luar biasa, superlative paling luar biasa)
Derived terms
- keluarbiasaan
Further reading
- “luar biasa”, 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
Compound of luar (“outside”) + biasa (“normal”). Literally, “outside normal”.
Pronunciation
- (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˌlwar ˈbjasa/ [ˌlwar ˈbja.sa]
- Rhymes: -asa, -a
- Hyphenation: ha‧lu‧ar‧bi‧a‧sa
Adjective
luar biasa (Jawi spelling لوار بياسا, comparative lebih luar biasa, superlative paling luar biasa)
- extraordinary
- Kemahiran papan nada Keith Emerson adalah luar biasa.
- Keith Emerson's keyboard skills are extraordinary.
Derived terms
Affixations
- keluarbiasaan
Descendants
- > Indonesian: luar biasa (inherited)
Further reading
- "luar biasa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017