basikal

Malay

basikal

Etymology

Borrowed from English bicycle.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /baˈsikal/ [baˈsi.kal]
• Rhymes: -ikal, -kal, -al
• Hyphenation: ba‧si‧kal

Noun

basikal (Jawi spelling باسيکل, plural basikal-basikal or basikal²)

1. bicycle (vehicle)

   Synonyms: kereta angin, kereta lereng, sepeda (Riau, Standard Indonesian)

Derived terms

Affixations

• berbasikal (“to ride or travel with bicycle”)

Compounds

• basikal elektrik (“e-bike”)
• basikal gunung (“mountain bike”)
• basikal kelikir (“gravel bike”)
• basikal lajak
• basikal lipat (“folding bike”)
• basikal lomba (“road bike; road bicycle; racing bicycle”)
• basikal tua

Descendants

• → Negeri Sembilan Malay: basika

Further reading

• "basikal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017