sepak bola
Indonesian
sepak bola
Etymology
Compound of sepak (“kick”) + bola (“ball”), from earlier sepakbola. Compare with Japanese 蹴球 (shūkyū, “association football, soccer”, literally “kick ball”). Attested before 1948.
Noun
sepak bola (first-person possessive sepak bolaku, second-person possessive sepak bolamu, third-person possessive sepak bolanya)
Alternative forms
- bola sepak (Standard Malay)
- sepakbola
Derived terms
- bersepak bola
- persepakbolaan
- pesepak bola
Related terms
Further reading
- “sepak bola” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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