Definition
Occurring twice a month or relating to a two-month period.
Etymology
From Latin 'bi-' meaning two and 'mensis' meaning month. Similar to 'bimonthly,' this term emerged to describe recurring events on a two-month or twice-monthly schedule.
Kelly Says
The difference between 'bimensal' (twice a month) and 'bimonthly' (every two months) confuses everyone—language is ambiguous, and there's probably a reason your magazine subscription doesn't clearly use these terms!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሁለት ወርሒ
hul-et wor-hi
ARالعربية
بشهري
bi-shahri
BNবাংলা
দ্বি-মাসিক
dwi-ma-sik
CACatalà
bimensal
bi-men-sal
CSČeština
bimestrální
bi-mes-tra-lni
DADansk
bimensal
bi-men-sal
DEDeutsch
bimensal
bi-men-sal
ELΕλληνικά
διμηνιαίος
di-men-i-os
ESEspañol
bimensual
bi-men-sual
FISuomi
bimensal
bi-men-sal
FRFrançais
bimestriel
bi-mes-tri-el
HEעברית
द्वि-मासिक
dwi-ma-sik
HIहिन्दी
द्वि-मासिक
dwi-ma-sik
HUMagyar
bimensal
bi-men-sal
IDBahasa Indonesia
bimensal
bi-men-sal
ITItaliano
bimensuale
bi-men-sual-e
KMKM
រដ្ឋបាល
rot-tha-baal
MSBahasa Melayu
bimesal
bi-men-sal
MYမြန်မာ
ဘီမီန်း
bi-mee-ne
NLNederlands
bimaandelijks
bi-ma-an-de-li-ks
NONorsk
bimensal
bi-men-sal
PLPolski
dwumiesięczny
dvu-miesi-ę-czny
PTPortuguês
bimestral
bi-men-stra-l
RORomână
bimestral
bi-mes-tra-l
RUРусский
двухмесячный
dvuh-mes-yach-ny
SVSvenska
bimensal
bi-men-sal
SWKiswahili
bimensal
bi-men-sal
TAதமிழ்
இரண்டு மாதங்கள்
irandu maathaanggal
TEతెలుగు
ద్విమాసాం
dwi-ma-saam
TRTürkçe
iki aylık
iki ay-lik
UKУкраїнська
bimensal
bi-men-sal
URاردو
دو مہینہ
do-meh-ina
VITiếng Việt
hai tháng
hai thang