usia mental
Malay
Etymology
Compound of usia (“age”) + mental (“mental”), literally “mental age”. Calque of English mental age.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌusjə ˈmɛntəl/ [ˌu.sjə ˈmɛn̪.t̪əl]
- Rhymes: -ɛntəl, -əl
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌusja ˈmental/ [ˌu.sja ˈmen̪.t̪al]
- Rhymes: -ental, -al
- Hyphenation: u‧sia men‧tal
Noun
usia mental (plural usia-usia mental or usia2 mental)
- (psychology) mental age[1]
- Synonym: umur mental
References
- ^ “usia mental”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
Further reading
- "usia mental" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017