pembilang
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed peng- + bilang. Semantic loan from Dutch teller (“numerator”, literally “someone who counts”) for the arithmetic sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəmˈbilaŋ/
- Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
- Hyphenation: pêm‧bi‧lang
Noun
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
- “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.
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