bayar

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• bajar (pre-1967)

Etymology

From Malay bayar, from Classical Malay bayar, from Proto-Malayic *bajaɣ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayaD. Cognate with Tagalog bayad.

Verb

bayar

1. to pay

Conjugation

Conjugation of bayar (meng-, intransitive)
Root	bayar
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Imperative	Jussive
Active	membayar	terbayar	dibayar	bayar	bayarlah
Locative	membayari	terbayari	dibayari	bayari	bayarilah
Causative / Applicative1	membayarkan	terbayarkan	dibayarkan	bayarkan	bayarkanlah
	Causative
Active	memperbayar	terperbayar	diperbayar	perbayar	perbayarlah
Locative	memperbayari	terperbayari	diperbayari	perbayari	perbayarilah
Causative / Applicative1	memperbayarkan	terperbayarkan	diperbayarkan	perbayarkan	perbayarkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Synonyms

• membayar

Derived terms

• pembayaran

References

• “bayar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bajaɣ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayaD. Cognate with Tagalog bayad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bä.jär], [bä.jäː]

• Audio (MY)

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• Rhymes: -ar

Verb

bayar (Jawi spelling باير‎)

1. to pay (finance).

   Bila kau nak bayar hutang kau, ah?!

   When are you gonna pay your debts, huh?!

Descendants

• Indonesian: bayar

Further reading

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

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bayaD, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayaD.

Noun

bayar

1. pay; payment

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧yar
• IPA^(key): /ˈbajaɾ/, [ˈba.jɐɾ] (noun)
• IPA^(key): /baˈjaɾ/, [bɐˈjaɾ] (adjective)

Noun

bayar (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜇ᜔)

1. (now dialectal, Rizal) Informal form of bayad.

Adjective

bayár (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜇ᜔)

1. (now dialectal, Rizal) Informal form of bayad.