kuliah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kuliah, from Arabic كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈliah/
• Hyphenation: ku‧li‧ah

Noun

kuliah

1. (education) higher education.

   Synonym: sekolah tinggi

2. (education) lecture.

Verb

kuliah

1. (education) to lecture.
2. to sermon.

   Synonym: ceramah

   kuliah subuh. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. to study

   Saya masih kuliah. ― I am studying (in higher education).

Derived terms

• berkuliah
• kuliahan
• menguliahi
• perkuliahan

 

• kuliah kerja
• kuliah kerja lapangan
• kuliah kerja nyata
• kuliah lapangan
• kuliah Ramadan
• kuliah Subuh
• kuliah tamu
• kuliah terbuka
• kuliah umum

 

Further reading

• “kuliah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya).

Noun

kuliah (plural duplication, informal 1st possessive kuliahku, 2nd possessive kuliahmu, 3rd possessive kuliahnya)

1. (education) lecture

   Synonym: syarahan

2. (Islam) sermon

Descendants

• Indonesian: kuliah

Further reading

• “kuliah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.