batu bata

Compound of batu +‎ bata, inherited from Malay batu bata.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌbatu ˈbata/ [ˌba.t̪u ˈba.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ba‧tu ba‧ta

batu bata (plural batu-batu bata)

1. brick: a hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building

   Synonym: bata

• “batu bata”, 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

Compound of batu +‎ bata.

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌbatu ˈbatə/ [ˌba.t̪u ˈba.t̪ə]
• Rhymes: -tə, -ə
• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˌbatu ˈbata/ [ˌba.t̪u ˈba.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: ba‧tu‧ba‧ta

batu bata (Jawi spelling باتو بات, plural batu-batu bata or batu² bata)

1. brick

• > Indonesian: batu bata (inherited)

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