dialek

From Dutch dialect, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectus, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos).

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi.aˈlɛk/

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dialek (plural dialekte)

1. dialect (variety of a language)

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Borrowed from Dutch dialect, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, dialectus, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos, “conversation, the language of a country or a place or a nation, the local idiom which derives from a dominant language”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “I participate in a dialogue”), from διά (diá, “inter, through”) + λέγω (légō, “I speak”).

• IPA^(key): /diˈa.lɛk̚/
• Rhymes: -lɛk̚
• Hyphenation: di‧a‧lèk

dialèk

1. (linguistics) dialect

   Synonym: logat

   1. (strict sense) a lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German)
   2. (broad sense) a variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon

• “dialek” 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.