dialek
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dialect, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectus, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdi.aˈlɛk/
Audio: (file)
Noun
dialek (plural dialekte)
- dialect (variety of a language)
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch dialect, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, dialectus, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos, “conversation, the language of a country or a place or a nation, the local idiom which derives from a dominant language”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “I participate in a dialogue”), from διά (diá, “inter, through”) + λέγω (légō, “I speak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈa.lɛk̚/
- Rhymes: -lɛk̚
- Hyphenation: di‧a‧lèk
Noun
dialèk
- (linguistics) dialect
- Synonym: logat
- (strict sense) a lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German)
- (broad sense) a variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dialek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.