kebat

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kerbat (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kAɣ(ə)bat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈbat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: kê‧bat

Noun

kebat (first-person possessive kebatku, second-person possessive kebatmu, third-person possessive kebatnya)

1. bunch
2. bundle

Verb

kebat (active mengebat)

1. to tighten
2. to tie

Synonyms

• ikat
• balut

Further reading

• “kebat” 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.

Sundanese

Verb

kebat

1. go on (uninterrupted)
2. continue
3. go on (walk etc.) for a stretch

Conjunction

kebat

1. then
2. further
3. thereupon