bola sepak
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of bola (“ball”) + sepak (“kick”).
Noun
bola sepak (plural bola-bola sepak)
Related terms
Further reading
- “bola sepak”, 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 bola (“ball”) + sepak (“to kick”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [bo̞lä se̞päʔ]
Noun
bola sepak (Jawi spelling بول سڨق, plural bola-bola sepak)
Alternative forms
- (Indonesia) sepak bola
Further reading
- “bola sepak”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017