peratus

Indonesian

Etymology

per +‎ ratus, from Malay peratus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈratʊs]
• Hyphenation: pê‧ra‧tus

Noun

peratus (first-person possessive peratusku, second-person possessive peratusmu, third-person possessive peratusnya)

1. (rare) percent, percentage: the amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

Synonyms

• (percent): persen, prosen, perseratus, seperseratus
• (percent): peratus (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “peratus” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From per- + ratus (“hundred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəratus/
• Rhymes: -tus, -us

Classifier

peratus

1. percent

Synonyms

• (percent): persen, prosen, perseratus, seperseratus (Indonesia)

Derived terms

• peratusan

Descendants

• Indonesian: peratus