kabisat

Indonesian

Etymology

Back-formation of tahun kabisat. Noun reanalyzed as from Arabic كَبِيسَة (kabīsa, “intercalary, leap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈbi.sat̚/
• Hyphenation: ka‧bi‧sat
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

kabisat (plural kabisat-kabisat)

1. leap year.

Adjective

kabisat

1. (calendar) leap

Derived terms

• detik kabisat
• hari kabisat
• tahun kabisat

Further reading

• “kabisat” 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.