tribahasa

Indonesian

Etymology

tri- +‎ bahasa

Adjective

tribahasa

1. trilingual

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of tri- (“tri-”) +‎ bahasa (“language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tri.ba.ha.sa], [tri.ba.hə.sa]
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [tri.ba.ha.sə], [tri.ba.hə.sə]
• Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: tri‧ba‧ha‧sa

Adjective

tribahasa (Jawi spelling تريبهاس)

1. Consisting of, containing, or using three languages; trilingual.

   teks tribahasa ― trilingual text

Related terms

• dwibahasa (“bilingual”)
• ekabahasa (“monolingual”)

Further reading

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