beasiswa
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of bea (“expense”) + siswa (“student”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be.aˈsɪs.wa/
- Hyphenation: bé‧a‧sis‧wa
Noun
béasiswa (first-person possessive beasiswaku, second-person possessive beasiswamu, third-person possessive beasiswanya)
- (education) scholarship, a grant-in-aid to a student.
- Synonym: dana siswa
Alternative forms
- biasiswa (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “beasiswa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.