Indonesian

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Etymology

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From garis +‎ -an. Semantic loan from Javanese ꦒꦫꦶꦱꦤ꧀ (garisan, ruler) for ruler sense.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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garisan

  1. line, marking
  2. (dialectal) ruler (a, flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device)
    Synonym: penggaris

Usage notes

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The line, marking sense is related to the product of line as a verb. For line as an object description, the word garis is used instead of garisan.

Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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garisan

  1. Romanization of ꦒꦫꦶꦱꦤ꧀