biola

From Malay biola, from Portuguese viola, from Old Portuguese viola, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Vitula, Roman goddess of joy and victory.

• IPA^(key): [biˈola]
• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧la

biola (plural biola-biola, first-person possessive biolaku, second-person possessive biolamu, third-person possessive biolanya)

1. (music) violin: A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers; also any instrument of the violin family.

• “biola” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From Portuguese viola.

biola (Jawi spelling بيولا‎, plural biola-biola, informal 1st possessive biolaku, 2nd possessive biolamu, 3rd possessive biolanya)

1. violin

• Indonesian: biola

• “biola” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.