akrolek

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English acrolect.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ˈkro.lɛk/
Rhymes: -lɛk
Hyphenation: ak‧ro‧lek

Noun

akrolek (first-person possessive akrolekku, second-person possessive akrolekmu, third-person possessive akroleknya)

(sociolinguistics) acrolect: the variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).

Further reading

“akrolek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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