besikal

Indonesian

Etymology

From English bicycle, from French bicycle. Cognate of Malay basikal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈsi.kal/
• Hyphenation: bê‧si‧kal

Noun

bêsikal (plural besikal-besikal)

1. (archaic) bicycle

   Synonym: sepeda

Further reading

• “besikal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016