bahas

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bahas, from Arabic بَحْث (baḥṯ).

Pronunciation

Verb

bahas (active membahas, passive dibahas)

  1. (transitive) to talk about, to discuss
    Synonyms: bicarakan, perkatakan
  2. (transitive) to investigate, to inspect

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَحْث (baḥṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bahas/, /-ħaθ/
  • Rhymes: -has, -as
  • Hyphenation: ba‧has

Noun

bahas (Jawi spelling بحث, plural bahas-bahas, informal 1st possessive bahasku, 2nd possessive bahasmu, 3rd possessive bahasnya)

  1. An investigation, an inspection.
    Synonyms: penyelidikan, pemeriksaan
  2. A discussion.
    Synonyms: perbincangan, pengupasan
  3. A debate.
    Synonym: debat

Affixations

Compounds

Verb

bahas (Jawi spelling بحث, active membahas, 3rd person passive dibahas)

  1. (transitive) To debate something.
    Synonym: debat
    Isu ini dibahas di parlimen minggu lepas.
    This issue was debated in parliament last week.
  2. (transitive) To examine, to investigate.

Further reading

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