Bahasa Melayu

etimologi

Bahasa Melayu

English

etymology

Etimologi is the study of where words come from and how their meanings develop.

ايتيمولوڬي

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia berminat dengan etimologi kata pinjaman.

    He is interested in the etymology of loanwords.

  2. Buku itu menerangkan etimologi beberapa istilah Melayu.

    The book explains the etymology of several Malay terms.

Quick check

What does “etymology” mean in Malay?

Show answer

etimologi

It is the study of the origin and history of words.

Related vocabulary

Sebutan

Dengar sebutan perkataan etimologi:

Rakaman suara asli MyKamus.

MyKamus Learn

Remember this word

Save one dictionary meaning, then practise it with typed recall.

Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.