peribahasa

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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 ᬧᬭᬶᬩᬲ (paribasa), Madurese parèbhâsa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: pê‧ri‧ba‧ha‧sa

Noun

pêribahasa (plural peribahasa-peribahasa)

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

Further reading

Malay

Noun

peribahasa (Jawi spelling ڤريبهاس, plural peribahasa-peribahasa, informal 1st possessive peribahasaku, 2nd possessive peribahasamu, 3rd possessive peribahasanya)

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

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