biola

See also: Biola

Indonesian

biola

Etymology

From Malay biola, from Portuguese viola, from Old Galician-Portuguese viola, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Vitula, Roman goddess of joy and victory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈola]
• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧la

Noun

biola (plural biola-biola, first-person possessive biolaku, second-person possessive biolamu, third-person possessive biolanya)

1. (music) violin: A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers; also any instrument of the violin family.

Derived terms

• berbiola
• membiola

 

• biola alto
• biola bas ganda
• biola selo
• biola sopran

 

Further reading

• “biola” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese viola.

Noun

biola (Jawi spelling بيولا, plural biola-biola, informal 1st possessive biolaku, 2nd possessive biolamu, 3rd possessive biolanya)

1. violin

Descendants

• Indonesian: biola

Further reading

• “biola” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.