kata serapan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kata (“word”) +‎ serapan (“absorbed, penetrated”), calque of Arabic لفظ دخيل (lafz dakhil, “loanword”, literally “penetrating word”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkata səˈrapan]

Noun

kata serapan (plural kata-kata serapan)

1. loanword

   Synonyms: kata pinjaman, kata pungutan

   Kata "keju" itu sendiri merupakan kata serapan. ― The word "keju" itself is a loanword.

Further reading

• “kata serapan” 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.