kata pinjaman

Indonesian

Etymology

kata (“word”) +‎ pinjaman (“loan”), calque of English loanword.

Noun

kata pinjaman (first-person possessive kata pinjamanku, second-person possessive kata pinjamanmu, third-person possessive kata pinjamannya)

1. loanword

   Synonym: kata serapan (more common)

Further reading

• “kata pinjaman” 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

Compound of kata (“word”) +‎ pinjaman (“borrowing”), calque of English loanword.

Noun

kata pinjaman (plural kata-kata pinjaman, informal 1st possessive kata pinjamanku, 2nd possessive kata pinjamanmu, 3rd possessive kata pinjamannya)

1. loanword

   'Perlu' ialah kata pinjaman yang diserap dari bahasa Arab.

   'Perlu' is a loanword that was borrowed from Arabic.

Synonyms

• kata serapan (Indonesian)

Further reading

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