bestari

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bestari (“smart”), from Classical Malay bestari, from Sanskrit विस्तार (vistāra, “extensive, broad, detailed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəstari/
• Hyphenation: bes‧ta‧ri

Adjective

bêstari

1. (poetic) smart, well educated.

Further reading

• “bestari” 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.

Malay

Adjective

bestari (Jawi spelling بستاري)

1. smart

   sekolah bestari

   smart school