berantas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦧꦿꦤ꧀ꦠꦱ꧀ (brantas, “to wipe out, to remove”), from Old Javanese rantas (“broken, severed, snapped”). Compare Minangkabau barantas, Malay banteras, berantas, Classical Malay بنترس (banteras), بنترس (berantas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈrantas/
• Hyphenation: bê‧ran‧tas
• Rhymes: -tas, -as, -s

Verb

bêrantas

1. to eradicate

Alternative forms

• banteras (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• memberantas
• pemberantas
• pemberantasan

 

Further reading

• “berantas” 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.