Dominasi Bahasa Asing dalam Etimologi Kosakata Bahasa Indonesia Berdasarkan Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Edisi VI
Abstract
Penelitian ini mengkaji dominasi bahasa asing dalam etimologi kosakata bahasa Indonesia berdasarkan Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) edisi VI. Bahasa Indonesia yang secara historis berkembang dari bahasa Melayu telah mengalami kontak bahasa yang intensif melalui perdagangan, penyebaran agama, kolonialisme, serta perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan budaya. Kontak bahasa tersebut menyebabkan banyak kosakata bahasa Indonesia berasal dari berbagai bahasa asing. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis distribusi bahasa sumber dalam etimologi kosakata bahasa Indonesia yang tercantum dalam KBBI serta mengidentifikasi bahasa-bahasa yang paling dominan dalam sistem penandaan etimologi tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan desain deskriptif-konseptual. Data penelitian diperoleh dari entri etimologi yang terdapat dalam KBBI edisi VI daring dengan cara mendokumentasikan dan mencatat bahasa sumber yang tercantum pada setiap entri kosakata. Analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif kualitatif dengan dukungan penghitungan frekuensi sederhana untuk mengetahui distribusi dan dominasi bahasa sumber etimologi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 7.299 entri etimologi yang berasal dari 59 bahasa sumber dalam KBBI edisi VI. Dari jumlah tersebut, bahasa Arab menjadi bahasa yang paling dominan dengan 3.544 entri (48,6%), diikuti oleh bahasa Jawa Kuno sebanyak 1.525 entri (20,9%) dan bahasa Sanskerta sebanyak 725 entri (9,9%). Selain itu, beberapa bahasa lain seperti Jepang, Persia, dan Hokkien juga memberikan kontribusi yang cukup signifikan terhadap kosakata bahasa Indonesia. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa perkembangan kosakata bahasa Indonesia sangat dipengaruhi oleh proses peminjaman bahasa yang terjadi melalui interaksi budaya, agama, perdagangan, serta hubungan global yang berlangsung dalam sejarah masyarakat Nusantara.
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