caturwulan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed catur- (“four”) +‎ wulan (“month”), calque of Latin quadrimestris. Compare to French quadrimestre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃatʊrˈwulan]

Noun

caturwulan (first-person possessive caturwulanku, second-person possessive caturwulanmu, third-person possessive caturwulannya)

1. term of four months

   Synonym: kuadrimester

2. (education, historical) the previous school term in Indonesia, one third of a school year, consist of four months period.

   Synonym: cawu

Further reading

• “caturwulan” 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.