bisik

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bisik.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbisik/ [ˈbi.sɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -isik
• Syllabification: bi‧sik

Verb

bisik

1. whisper

Further reading

• “bisik”, 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

Javanese

Noun

bisik

1. a whisper

Malay

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈbisek/ [ˈbi.seʔ]
• Rhymes: -sek, -ek
• (/a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈbisik/ [ˈbi.siʔ]
• Rhymes: -sik, -ik
• Hyphenation: bi‧sik

Verb

bisik (Jawi spelling بيسيق)

1. to whisper (to speak very softly using one's breath without vibrating the vocal cords).

   Synonym: desus

   Dia bercakap dengan suara bisik.

   He spoke in a whisper voice.

Noun

bisik (Jawi spelling بيسيق, plural bisik-bisik or bisik²)

1. a whisper.

   Bisik hatinya mengatakan ada sesuatu yang tidak kena.

   The whisper of his heart (inner voice) said something was wrong.

Derived terms

Affixations

• berbisik (“to whisper (intransitive)”)
• bisikan (“a whisper (noun)”)
• membisikkan (“to whisper something (transitive)”)
• pembisik (“prompter; whisperer”)

Compounds

• bisik-bisik (“gossip; rumours; whispering”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bisik (inherited)

Further reading

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