bebat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bebat, from Proto-Malayic *bəbət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəjbəj, from Proto-Austronesian *bəjbəj.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bəˈbat̚]
Hyphenation: bê‧bat

Noun

bebat (first-person possessive bebatku, second-person possessive bebatmu, third-person possessive bebatnya)

band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together)
Synonyms: perban, pengikat, pembarut, pembalut

Alternative forms

babat (dialectal)

Derived terms

bebatan
membebat
pembebat
pembebatan

Further reading

“bebat” 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

Alternative forms

ببت

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəbət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəjbəj, from Proto-Austronesian *bəjbəj.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəbat/
Rhymes: -əbat, -bat, -at

Noun

bebat (Jawi spelling ببت)

band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together)

Descendants

Indonesian: bebat
→ Min Nan: 馬目／马目 (bé-ba̍k)

Further reading

“bebat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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