pembilang
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Affixed peng- + bilang. Semantic loan from Dutch teller (“numerator”, literally “someone who counts”) for the arithmetic sense.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pêmbilang (plural pembilang-pembilang, first-person possessive pembilangku, second-person possessive pembilangmu, third-person possessive pembilangnya)
- counter, teller
- (arithmetic) numerator: The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as 1 in ½).
- Synonym: pengangka (Standard Malay)
Further reading edit
- “pembilang” 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.