mahasiswa
Indonesian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Affixed maha- + siswa, from Malay mahasiswa, from Sanskrit महाशिष्य (mahāśiṣya). Compare to Chinese 大學生／大学生 (“university student”, literally “great student”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /mahaˈsiswa/ [ma.haˈsis.wa]
- Rhymes: -iswa
- Syllabification: ma‧ha‧sis‧wa
Noun
[edit]mahasiswa (feminine mahasiswi)
- (masculine or neuter) university student
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “mahasiswa” 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit महाशिष्य (mahāśiṣya). Equivalent to maha- + siswa.
Noun
[edit]mahasiswa (Jawi spelling مهاسيسوا, plural mahasiswa-mahasiswa, informal 1st possessive mahasiswaku, 2nd possessive mahasiswamu, 3rd possessive mahasiswanya)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “mahasiswa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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- Indonesian terms prefixed with maha-
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Sanskrit
- Indonesian 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/iswa
- Rhymes:Indonesian/iswa/4 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Malay terms derived from Sanskrit
- Malay terms prefixed with maha-
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- Malay nouns