beras

See also: beRas, bēras, and bērās

Iban

Etymology

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

Noun

beras

1. rice (raw seeds used as food)

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. uncooked rice

See also

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

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Karo Batak

Etymology

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

Noun

beras

1. rice (raw seeds used as food)

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) bērās

1. accusative feminine plural of bērus

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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, informal 1st possessive berasku, 2nd possessive berasmu, 3rd possessive berasnya)

1. uncooked rice

Descendants

• Indonesian: beras

See also

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

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Sasak

Etymology

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

Noun

beras

1. rice (raw seeds used as food)

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Taroko

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

beras

1. rice (raw seeds used as food)