biaya

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay biaya (“expense”), from Classical Malay biaya, byaja, from Old Javanese byaya (expenses, contribution), from Sanskrit व्यय (vyaya, “​spending, expense, outlay, disbursement”). Doublet of bea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biʸaja/
• Hyphenation: bi‧a‧ya

Noun

biaya

1. Amount of money that is required or used; cost.
2. The amount of money levied for a service; charge.
3. A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds; expense.

Synonyms

• (cost): ongkos
• (expense): pengeluaran

Derived terms

Terms derived from biaya

• membiayai
• membiayakan

• pembiaya
• pembiayaan

Further reading

• “biaya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Alternative forms

• beaya
• byaja

Etymology

from Old Javanese byaya (expenses, contribution), from Sanskrit व्यय (vyaya, “​spending, expense, outlay, disbursement”).

Noun

biaya (plural, first-person possessive biayaku, second-person possessive biayamu, third-person possessive biayanya)

1. expense, cost, charge

Synonyms

• pengeluaran, ongkos

Derived terms

Terms derived from biaya

• membiayai
• membiayakan

• pembiaya
• pembiayaan

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Tagalog

Noun

biayà

1. Obsolete spelling of biyaya