dialek
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dialect, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectus, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos).
Pronunciation
Noun
dialek (plural dialekte)
- dialect (variety of a language)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch dialect, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectus, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos).
Pronunciation
Noun
dialek (plural dialek-dialek, first-person possessive dialekku, second-person possessive dialekmu, third-person possessive dialeknya)
- (linguistics) dialect (language variety)
- Synonym: logat
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dialek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.