bausastera
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Javanese ꦧꦲꦸꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (bahusastra, “dictionary”), from Sanskrit बहु (bahu, “great”) + शास्त्र (śāstra, “scripture”). Reconstructed as bahu + sastera.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bausastera (Jawi spelling باوسسترا, plural bausastera-bausastera, informal 1st possessive bausasteraku, 2nd possessive bausasteramu, 3rd possessive bausasteranya)
- dictionary
- Synonym: kamus
Further reading edit
- “bausastera” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.