mata kuliah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of mata (“the important part”) +‎ kuliah (“lecture”) (similar to Indonesian mata pelajaran). Compare to Chinese 科目 (kēmù, “course, subject”, literally “branch of study + eye”) and Japanese 科目(かもく) (kamoku, “subject; course”).

Noun

mata kuliah (first-person possessive mata kuliahku, second-person possessive mata kuliahmu, third-person possessive mata kuliahnya)

  1. subject; an area of knowledge that is taught or studied in higher education institutions.

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