usia mental

Malay

Etymology

Compound of usia (“age”) +‎ mental (“mental”), literally “mental age”. Calque of English mental age.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˌusjə ˈmɛntəl/ [ˌu.sjə ˈmɛn̪.t̪əl]
    • Rhymes: -ɛntəl, -əl
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌusja ˈmental/ [ˌu.sja ˈmen̪.t̪al]
    • Rhymes: -ental, -al
  • Hyphenation: u‧sia men‧tal

Noun

usia mental (plural usia-usia mental)

  1. (psychology) mental age[1]
    Synonym: umur mental

References

  1. ^ “usia mental”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

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