kuliah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kuliah, from Arabic كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈliah/
• Hyphenation: ku‧li‧ah

Noun

kuliah

1. (education) higher education

   Synonym: sekolah tinggi

2. (education) lecture

Verb

kuliah

1. (education) to lecture
2. to sermon

   Synonym: ceramah

   kuliah subuh. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. to study

   Saya masih kuliah. ― I am studying (in higher education).

Derived terms

• berkuliah
• kuliahan
• menguliahi
• perkuliahan

• kuliah kerja
• kuliah kerja lapangan
• kuliah kerja nyata
• kuliah lapangan
• kuliah Ramadan
• kuliah Subuh
• kuliah tamu
• kuliah terbuka
• kuliah umum

Further reading

• “kuliah” 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

Borrowed from Arabic كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya).

Noun

kuliah (plural duplication)

1. (education) lecture

   Synonym: syarahan

2. (Islam) sermon

Descendants

• Indonesian: kuliah

Further reading

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