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)
- loanword
- Synonym: kata serapan (more common)
Further reading
- “kata pinjaman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic 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)
- 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.