bola sepak

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bola (“ball”) +‎ sepak (“kick”).

Noun

bola sepak (plural bola-bola sepak)

1. (sports, soccer) football: the ball used in any game called "football".

Related terms

• sepak bola

Further reading

• “bola sepak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

bola sepak

Etymology

Compound of bola (“ball”) +‎ sepak (“to kick”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [bo̞lä se̞päʔ]

Noun

bola sepak (Jawi spelling بول سڨق, plural bola-bola sepak, informal 1st possessive bola sepakku, 2nd possessive bola sepakmu, 3rd possessive bola sepaknya)

1. (Malaysia, sports) football, soccer

Alternative forms

• (Indonesia) sepak bola

Further reading

• “bola sepak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.