bebat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bebat, from Proto-Malayic *bəbət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəjbəj, from Proto-Austronesian *bəjbəj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈbat̚]
• Hyphenation: bê‧bat

Noun

bebat (plural bebat-bebat)

1. band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together)

   Synonyms: perban, pengikat, pembarut, pembalut

Alternative forms

• babat (dialectal)

Derived terms

• bebatan
• membebat
• pembebat
• pembebatan

Further reading

• “bebat”, 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

Malay

Alternative forms

• ببت

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəbət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəjbəj, from Proto-Austronesian *bəjbəj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəbat/
• Rhymes: -əbat, -bat, -at

Noun

bebat (Jawi spelling ببت)

1. band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bebat
• → Min Nan: 馬目 / 马目 (bé-ba̍k)

Further reading

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