adikuasa
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay adikuasa. By surface analysis, adi- + kuasa.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /adikuˈasa/ [a.di.kuˈa.sa]
- Rhymes: -asa
- Syllabification: a‧di‧ku‧a‧sa
Noun
adikuasa (plural adikuasa-adikuasa)
- superpower
- Synonym: adidaya
Further reading
- “adikuasa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˌadiˈkwasə/ [ˌa.diˈkwa.sə]
- Rhymes: -asə
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌadiˈkwasa/ [ˌa.diˈkwa.sa]
- Rhymes: -asa
- Hyphenation: a‧di‧kua‧sa
Noun
adikuasa (Jawi spelling اديکواس, plural adikuasa-adikuasa)
Further reading
- “adikuasa”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017