gimnasium

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch gymnasium (“a type of school”), from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɪmnaˈsiʊm/
  • Hyphenation: gim‧na‧si‧um

Noun

gimnasium (uncountable)

  1. gymnasium:
    1. (education) a type of secondary school (for 12 to 18 year-olds) which prepares students for university or vocational school, and which offers classes in Latin and/or Greek.
    2. (sports) large room or building for indoor sports.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay gimnasium.

Further reading

Malay

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Etymology

From English gymnasium (“indoor sports place”), from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”).

Noun

gimnasium (Jawi spelling ݢيمناسيوم, informal 1st possessive gimnasiumku, 2nd possessive gimnasiummu, 3rd possessive gimnasiumnya)

  1. (sports) gymnasium: large room or building for indoor sports.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian gimnasium.

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