makalah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay makalah, from Arabic مَقَالَة (maqāla, “article, essay”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈka.lah/
• Rhymes: -lah
• Hyphenation: ma‧ka‧lah

Noun

makalah (plural makalah-makalah)

1. article: a piece of non-fictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.

   Synonym: artikel

2. working paper: an authoritative report, generated by a team investigating a specific issue or scenario to propose solutions or enhancements, can be likened to a document that records preliminary figures, notes, data, or account analyses.

   Synonym: kertas kerja

Derived terms

• pemakalah

 

Further reading

• “makalah” 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [makalah]
• Rhymes: -alah, -lah, -ah

Noun

makalah (Jawi spelling مقاله, plural makalah-makalah, informal 1st possessive makalahku, 2nd possessive makalahmu, 3rd possessive makalahnya)

1. article (story, report, or opinion piece)

Synonyms

• artikel
• rencana

Descendants

• Indonesian: makalah

Further reading

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