gimnasium

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch gymnasium (“a type of school”), from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”).

• The sense of indoor sport place is a semantic loan from English gymnasium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɪmnaˈsiʊm/
• Hyphenation: gim‧na‧si‧um

Noun

gimnasium (uncountable)

1. gymnasium:
   1. (education) a type of secondary school (for 12 to 18 year-olds) which prepares students for university or vocational school, and which offers classes in Latin and/or Greek.
   2. (sports) large room or building for indoor sports.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay gimnasium.

Related terms

• gim
• gimnastik

Further reading

• “gimnasium” 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

Etymology

From English gymnasium (“indoor sports place”), from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”).

Noun

gimnasium (Jawi spelling ݢيمناسيوم, informal 1st possessive gimnasiumku, 2nd possessive gimnasiummu, 3rd possessive gimnasiumnya)

1. (sports) gymnasium: large room or building for indoor sports.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian gimnasium.

Further reading

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