bebas

See also: bebás and Bębas

Galician

Verb

bebas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of beber

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bebas. Cognate of Javanese bebas (“free”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbebas/ [ˈbe.bas]

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• Rhymes: -ebas
• Syllabification: be‧bas

Adjective

bebas (comparative lebih bebas, superlative paling bebas)

1. free (not imprisoned)

   Synonym: keluar

   Ayah sudah bebas dari penjara.

   Father is already free from prison.

2. free (unconstrained)

   Synonym: lepas

3. free (without obligations)

   Synonyms: luang, senggang

   Pekan ini mereka bebas dari pekerjaan mereka.

   This week they are free from their jobs.

4. (software) free, libre (with very few limitations on distribution or improvement)

   peranti lunak bebas ― free software

5. free, independent

   Synonyms: berdikari, langgas, merdeka

6. (law) acquitted, discharged, dismissed, released

Hyponyms

• bebas aktif
• bebas alkohol
• bebas banjir
• bebas bea
• bebas bea masuk
• bebas becak
• bebas bersyarat
• bebas biaya
• bebas biaya ke atas kapal
• bebas biaya ke atas kereta api
• bebas biaya ke dalam pesawat
• bebas biaya ke sisi kapal
• bebas bidan
• bebas boraks
• bebas cukai
• bebas dempul
• bebas formalin
• bebas ganjil genap
• bebas genggam
• bebas gluten
• bebas hambatan
• bebas jerawat
• bebas kafein
• bebas ketombe
• bebas konteks
• bebas merkuri
• bebas nilai
• bebas ongkir
• bebas pajak
• bebas parkir
• bebas pilih
• bebas pulsa
• bebas pungli
• bebas risiko penahanan dan perampasan
• bebas rokok
• bebas royalti
• bebas tangan
• bebas transfer
• bebas uang muka
• bebas uang pangkal
• bebas visa

Derived terms

• berkebebasan
• kebebasan
• keterbebasan
• membebaskan
• pembebas
• pembebasan
• sebebas
• terbebas
• terbebaskan

See also

• cuma-cuma (“free”) (of a price)
• gratis (“free”) (of a price)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Bangka Malay).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈbas/ [bəˈbas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: be‧bas

Noun

bebas (plural bebas-bebas)

1. land in a forest that has been cleared for timber

Further reading

• “bebas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bebas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.bas/
• Rhymes: -bas
• Hyphenation: bé‧bas

Adjective

bebas

1. free
2. unhampered
3. unimpeded
4. loose
5. allowed
6. clear

Alternative forms

• bibas

Derived terms

• bébasan
• mbébasaké

Related terms

• was

Further reading

• “bebas”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbebas/ [ˈbe.bas]
• Rhymes: -ebas, -bas, -as

Adjective

bebas (Jawi spelling بيبس or بباس, comparative lebih bebas, superlative paling bebas)

1. free (not imprisoned)
   • 1371, Hikayat Bayan Budiman:

     “.. Akan tetapi, bukankah aku sudah melepaskanmu dan menyuruhmu terbang bebas? ..”

     Nevertheless, have I not already let go of you, and told you to fly free?

Descendants

• Indonesian: bebas

Further reading

• "bebas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Portuguese

Verb

bebas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of beber

Spanish

Noun

bebas f pl

1. plural of beba

Verb

bebas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of beber