beasiswa

Indonesian

Etymology

bea (“expense”) +‎ siswa (“student”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.aˈsɪs.wa/
• Hyphenation: bé‧a‧sis‧wa

Noun

béasiswa (plural, first-person possessive beasiswaku, second-person possessive beasiswamu, third-person possessive beasiswanya)

1. 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 (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.