ibtidaiah

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa, “primary, elementary”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ibtiˈdajah/ [ip̚.t̪iˈda.jah]
• Rhymes: -ajah
• Syllabification: ib‧ti‧dai‧ah

Noun

ibtidaiah (plural ibtidaiah-ibtidaiah)

1. Synonym of dasar

Derived terms

• madrasah ibtidaiah

Further reading

• “ibtidaiah” 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.