plester

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch pleister, from Middle Dutch plaester, from Old French plastre, from Latin plastrum, from emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron), from ἔμπλαστον (émplaston).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplɛstər]
• Hyphenation: plès‧têr

Noun

plester (first-person possessive plesterku, second-person possessive plestermu, third-person possessive plesternya)

1. plaster:
   1. sticking plaster, band-aid.
   2. render, stucco: a mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings.

Derived terms

• memplester
• pemlesteran
• plesteran

 

Further reading

• “plester” 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.