peribahasa

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of peri (“word”, literally “about, around”) +‎ bahasa (“language”), from Malay peribahasa, from Sanskrit, either परिभाषा (paribhāṣā, “definition”) or परिभासते (paribhāsate, “look like”) as compound of परि (pari) +‎ भाश् (bhāś). Cognate of Balinese paribasa, Madurese parèbhâsa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəribaˈhasa/ [pə.ri.baˈha.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧ba‧ha‧sa

Noun

pêribahasa (plural peribahasa-peribahasa)

1. proverb
   1. (in general) figure of speech

Alternative forms

• perbahasa

Derived terms

• berperibahasa

Further reading

• “peribahasa”, 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

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /pəˌribaˈhasə/ [pəˌri.baˈha.sə], /pəriˈbahəsə/ [pə.riˈba.hə.sə]
  • Rhymes: -ahəsə, -asə

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /pəˌribaˈhasa/ [pəˌri.baˈha.sa]
  • Rhymes: -asa
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧ba‧ha‧sa

Noun

peribahasa (Jawi spelling ڤريبهاس, plural peribahasa-peribahasa or peribahasa²)

1. proverb
   1. (in general) figure of speech

Descendants

• > Indonesian: peribahasa (inherited)

Further reading

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