bahas

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bahas, from Arabic بَحْث‎ (baḥṯ).

Verb

bahas (passive dibahas)

  1. (transitive) to talk about, to discuss
  2. (transitive) to investigate, to inspect

Derived terms
  • bahasan
  • berbahas-bahasan
  • berbahasan
  • membahas
  • pembahas
  • pembahasan
  • perbahasan

Malay

Alternative forms
  • (pre-1972 standard) bahath

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَحْث‎ (baḥṯ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bahas/, /-ħaθ/
  • Rhymes: -has, -as
  • Hyphenation: ba‧has

Noun

bahas (Jawi spelling بحث‎, plural bahas-bahas, informal 1st possessive bahasku, 2nd possessive bahasmu, 3rd possessive bahasnya)

  1. An investigation, an inspection.
    Synonyms: penyelidikan, pemeriksaan
  2. A discussion.
    Synonyms: perbincangan, pengupasan
  3. A debate.
    Synonym: debat

Affixations
  • bahasan
  • bahaskan
  • berbahas
  • berbahas-bahasan
  • dibahaskan
  • membahaskan
  • pembahas
  • pembahasan
  • perbahasan

Compounds
  • ilmu bahas

Further reading
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