kebaratan

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of barat (“the West”) +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəbaratan/
• Rhymes: -tan, -an

Adjective

kebaratan (Jawi spelling کبارتن)

1. Obsessed with and often imitating things (customs, way of life, actions, etc.) related to the West or the western world.

Further reading

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