bahasa isyarat
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of bahasa (“language”) + isyarat (“signal”).
Noun
bahasa isyarat (first-person possessive bahasa isyaratku, second-person possessive bahasa isyaratmu, third-person possessive bahasa isyaratnya)
- sign language
Further reading
- “bahasa isyarat” 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 bahasa (“language”) + isyarat (“signal”).
Noun
bahasa isyarat (Jawi spelling بهاس اشارت, plural bahasa-bahasa isyarat, informal 1st possessive bahasa isyaratku, 2nd possessive bahasa isyaratmu, 3rd possessive bahasa isyaratnya)
- sign language
Further reading
- “bahasa isyarat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.