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peribahasa.

proverb

10 characters5 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəribaˈhasa/Standard-Indonesian[pə.ri.baˈha.sa]Standard-Indonesian

  1. proverb

  2. proverb figure of speech

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Where this word comes from

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 paribasa, Madurese parèbhâsa.

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