gimnasium

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch gymnasium (“a type of school”), from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”). The sense of indoor sport place is a semantic loan from English gymnasium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɪmnaˈsiʊm/ Hyphenation: gim‧na‧si‧um === Noun === gimnasium (plural gimnasium-gimnasium) gymnasium: (education) a type of secondary school (for 12- to 18-year-olds) which prepares students for university or vocational school, and which offers classes in Latin and/or Greek (sports) large room or building for indoor sports ==== Usage notes ==== The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay gimnasium. ==== Alternative forms ==== gim (apocopic) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “gimnasium”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === From English gymnasium (“indoor sports place”), from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”). === Noun === gimnasium (Jawi spelling ݢيمناسيوم, uncountable) (sports) gymnasium: large room or building for indoor sports. ==== Usage notes ==== The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian gimnasium. === Further reading === "gimnasium" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017