loanword in Malay
kata pinjaman
/ˈləʊnˌwɜː(ɹ)d/US/ˈloʊnˌwɝd/
loanword in Malay: kata pinjaman. In English, loanword means a word directly taken into one language from another one.
Malay words for loanword
- word taken from another language
- kata pinjaman
English meaning of loanword
- noun A word directly taken into one language from another one.
loanword in a sentence
- "Calque" is a loanword with French origins, and "loanword" is a calque with German origins.
Synonyms of loanword
loanword in other languages
Questions about loanword in Malay
- What is the meaning of loanword in Malay?
- Loanword in Malay is kata pinjaman.
- Apakah maksud loanword dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Loanword: kata pinjaman.
- What does loanword mean in English?
- Loanword means a word directly taken into one language from another one.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: loanword (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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