arbei

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch aardbei (“strawberry”, literally “earthberry”), from Middle Dutch erdbere, from Old Dutch *erdberi, from Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją. Cognate of Afrikaans aarbei. Mostly replaced by stroberi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar.bei̯/

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• Hyphenation: ar‧bei

Noun

arbéi (first-person possessive arbeiku, second-person possessive arbeimu, third-person possessive arbeinya)

1. (dated) strawberry;
   1. The sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
   2. The plant of this fruit.

Synonyms

• stroberi

Further reading

• “arbei” 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.