bahasa isyarat
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of bahasa (“language”) + isyarat (“signal”).
Noun
bahasa isyarat (plural bahasa-bahasa isyarat)
Further reading
- “bahasa isyarat”, 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
Compound of bahasa (“language”) + isyarat (“signal”).
Noun
bahasa isyarat (Jawi spelling بهاس اشارت, plural bahasa-bahasa isyarat)
Further reading
- “bahasa isyarat”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017