berhias
Indonesian
Etymology
ber- (“to use”) + hias (“decorate”). Compare with Malay berhias.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bərˈhias/ [bərˈhi.as]
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: ber‧hi‧as
Verb
berhias
- (intransitive) To apply cosmetics or makeup to (a face, facial feature); to make up.
- Synonyms: berias, berdandan
Further reading
- “berhias”, 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