batasi

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• batasin, batesin (informal)

Etymology

Affixed of batas +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtasi/, [baˈt̪a.si]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧si

Verb

batasi (active membatasi, passive dibatasi, perfect passive terbatasi)

1. to border

   Aku membatasi sekeliling pekaranganku dengan pancang.

   I bordered the perimeter of my yard with stakes.

2. to limit
3. to restrict

Further reading

• “membatasi” 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.