Definition
Occurring twice in a quarter-year period, or every two months.
Etymology
Formed from 'bi-' (twice) plus 'quarterly' (occurring every three months), creating a term for a frequency that happens six times per year.
Kelly Says
This word is rarely used in modern English because 'bimonthly' does the same job better, but it reveals how we blend Latin prefixes with English time words to describe publication schedules and business cycles.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የ半年生
ye-ha-l-ne-she
ARالعربية
ربع سنوي
rub' sanawi
BNবাংলা
আধা বছর
a-dha bo-shor
CACatalà
període
pe-ree-oh-deh
CSČeština
pololetně
po-lo-let-ne
DADansk
halvårligt
halv-aar-ligt
DEDeutsch
halbjährlich
halb-yaer-lich
ELΕλληνικά
συμπληρωματικά
sim-plie-ro-ma-ti-ka
ESEspañol
bimestral
bee-mes-trahl
FAفارسی
سه ماهه
seh-mah-heh
FISuomi
puolivuosittain
pou-li-vu-o-si-tain
FRFrançais
bimestriel
bee-mes-tree-el
GUGU
રોજબરોજ
roh-j-ba-ro-j
HIहिन्दी
द्वि-मासिक
dwi-maasik
HUMagyar
félévente
fe-le-ven-te
IDBahasa Indonesia
semester
se-mes-ter
ITItaliano
semestrial
se-mes-tree-al
MSBahasa Melayu
separuh tahun
se-pa-ruh ta-hun
MYမြန်မာ
အလယ်ချိန်
a-leh-che-in
NLNederlands
halfjaarlijks
half-jaer-liks
NONorsk
halvårlig
halv-aar-lig
PLPolski
kwartalnie
kwar-tal-nie
PTPortuguês
semestrial
seh-mes-tree-al
RORomână
semestrial
se-mes-tree-al
RUРусский
полугодовой
pyol-go-do-voyy
SVSvenska
halvårligen
halv-aar-li-gen
SWKiswahili
robo robo
roh-boh roh-boh
TAதமிழ்
ஆறு மாதங்கள்
aaru maathaanggal
TEతెలుగు
ఆరవందం
aara-van-dam
THไทย
ทุก 6 เดือน
took 6 deu-an
TLTL
bawat 3 buwan
ba-wat 3 boo-wan
TRTürkçe
yarım dönem
yarim der-em
UKУкраїнська
піврічно
piv-rich-no
VITiếng Việt
6 tháng
si s thang
YOYO
ni ọjọ́ kan
ni oh-joh kan
ZUZU
ikweshwe
ee-kweh-sheh