kebahasaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of bahasa +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəbahaˈsa(ʔ)an/
• Rhymes: -aan
• Hyphenation: kê‧ba‧ha‧sa‧an

Noun

kêbahasaan (uncountable)

1. languageness (the quality of being a language)

Adjective

kebahasaan (generally not comparable)

1. linguistic (of or relating to language or linguistics)

Further reading

• “kebahasaan” 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.