imbang balas

Malay

Etymology

Compound of imbang (“balance”) +‎ balas (“response”).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌimbaŋ ˈbalas/ [ˌim.baŋ ˈba.las]
  • Rhymes: -alas, -as
  • Hyphenation: im‧bang ba‧las

Noun

imbang balas (plural imbang-imbang balas or imbang2 balas)

  1. counterbalance; counterpoise
    1. (literally) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.
    2. (figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.

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Verb

imbang balas

  1. Infinitive of mengimbang balas (“to counterbalance”)

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