ekabahasa

Indonesian

Etymology

eka- +‎ bahasa (language)

Adjective

ekabahasa

1. monolingual

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of eka- (“mono-”) +‎ bahasa (“language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e.ka.ba.ha.sa], [e.ka.ba.hə.sa]
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [e.ka.ba.ha.sə], [e.ka.ba.hə.sə]
• Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: e‧ka‧ba‧ha‧sa

Adjective

ekabahasa (Jawi spelling ايکابهاس)

1. Monolingual:
   1. Having the ability to speak only one language.

      pelajar ekabahasa ― monolingual student

   2. Written in only one language (of a dictionary).

      kamus ekabahasa ― monolingual dictionary

Derived terms

• berekabahasa (“to speak only one language”)

 

Related terms

• dwibahasa (“bilingual”)
• tribahasa (“trilingual”)

 

Further reading

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