Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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)

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

Descendants edit

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

Further reading edit