bebat
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay bebat, from Proto-Malayic *bəbət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəjbəj, from Proto-Austronesian *bəjbəj.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bebat (first-person possessive bebatku, second-person possessive bebatmu, third-person possessive bebatnya)
- band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together)
Alternative forms edit
- babat (dialectal)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “bebat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *bəbət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəjbəj, from Proto-Austronesian *bəjbəj.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bebat (Jawi spelling ببت)
- band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “bebat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.