beras

See also: beRas, bēras, and bērās

Balinese

Romanization

beras

1. Romanization of ᬩᭂᬭᬲ᭄

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay beras, from Proto-Malayic *bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

beras (1)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈras]

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• Hyphenation: bê‧ras
• Rhymes: -as

Noun

bêras (plural beras-beras, first-person possessive berasku, second-person possessive berasmu, third-person possessive berasnya)

1. milled uncooked rice
2. grain: the harvested seeds.

   Synonyms: biji-bijian, butir-butiran

Derived terms

• beras analog
• beras basah
• beras bersih
• beras bertih
• beras campur
• beras cerah
• beras dagang
• beras giling
• beras hitam
• beras impor
• beras jernih
• beras kencur
• beras kepala
• beras ketan
• beras ketas
• beras kisar
• beras konversi
• beras kumbah
• beras lembap
• beras meja
• beras merah
• beras organik
• beras patah
• beras pecah
• beras pecah kulit
• beras petas
• beras pratanak
• beras pulut
• beras putih
• beras recak
• beras recak-recok
• beras setengah olah
• beras setengah tanak
• beras sosoh
• beras tumbuk
• beras utuh

 

See also

• nasi (“cooked rice”)
  • nasi goreng (“fried rice”)
• padi (“unmilled rice”)
• sawah (“paddy field”)

References

• “beras” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

beras

1. Romanization of ꦧꦼꦫꦱ꧀

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

beras

1. rice (raw seeds used as food)

Latin

Adjective

bērās

1. accusative feminine plural of bērus

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəras/
• Rhymes: -əras, -ras, -as

Noun

beras (Jawi spelling برس, plural beras-petas, informal 1st possessive berasku, 2nd possessive berasmu, 3rd possessive berasnya)

1. uncooked rice
2. (obsolete) any grain (of plant pollen)

   Synonyms: butir, biji, debu

Descendants

• Indonesian: beras
• → Nias: beras

Derived terms

• bedak beras
• beras basah
• beras bersih
• beras bertih
• beras campur
• beras cerah
• beras dagang
• beras giling
• beras hitam
• beras impor
• beras impor
• beras jernih
• beras kencur
• beras kepala
• beras ketan
• beras ketas
• beras kisar
• beras kumbah
• beras lembap
• beras meja
• beras merah
• beras organik
• beras patah
• beras pecah
• beras pecah kulit
• beras petas
• beras pratanak
• beras pulut
• beras putih
• beras recak
• beras recak-recok
• beras tumbuk
• beras utuh
• tepung beras

 

See also

• nasi (“cooked rice”)
• padi (“paddy plant”)
• sawah (“paddy field”)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “برس bĕras”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 50
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “برس bĕras”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 96
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bĕras”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 125-6
• "beras" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

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

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

beras

1. rice (raw seeds used as food)

Taroko

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

beras

1. rice (raw seeds used as food)