bebat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bebat, from Proto-Malayic *bəbət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəjbəj, from Proto-Austronesian *bəjbəj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈbat̚]
• Hyphenation: bê‧bat

Noun

bebat (first-person possessive bebatku, second-person possessive bebatmu, third-person possessive bebatnya)

1. band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together)

   Synonyms: perban, pengikat, pembarut, pembalut

Alternative forms

• babat (dialectal)

Derived terms

• bebatan
• membebat
• pembebat
• pembebatan

 

Further reading

• “bebat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• ببت

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəbət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəjbəj, from Proto-Austronesian *bəjbəj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəbat/
• Rhymes: -əbat, -bat, -at

Noun

bebat (Jawi spelling ببت)

1. band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bebat
• → Min Nan: 馬目／马目 (bé-ba̍k)

Further reading

• “bebat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.