lempar

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lempar, from Proto-Malayic *limpar.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛmpar/ [ˈlem.par]
Rhymes: -ɛmpar
Syllabification: lem‧par

Verb

lèmpar (active melempar, passive dilempar)

(transitive) to throw

Derived terms

berlempar-lemparan
berlemparan
dilempar
kelempar
lempar-lemparan
lemparan
lempari
lemparkan
melempar
melempari
pelempar
pelemparan
sepelempar
terlempar

lempar batu, sembunyi tangan

Further reading

“lempar”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *limpar.^[1]

Pronunciation

(schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈlempa(r)/ [ˈlem.pa(r)]
- Rhymes: -empa(r), -pa(r), -a(r)

(Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈlempar/ [ˈlem.par]
- Rhymes: -empar, -par, -ar
Hyphenation: lem‧par

Verb

lempar (Jawi spelling ليمڤر, active melempar, third-person passive dilempar)

to throw; to cast; to toss; to hurl.
Synonyms: baling, lontar, campak

Jangan lempar batu ke dalam sungai.
Don't throw stones into the river.

Derived terms

Affixations

dilempar (“to be thrown”)
lemparan (“a throw; a pitch”)
melempar (“to throw”)
melempari (“to throw at repeatedly”)
melemparkan (“to throw something; to hurl”)
pelempar (“thrower; pitcher”)
terlempar (“thrown accidentally; ejected”)

Compounds

lempar cakera (“discus throw”)
lempar lembing (“javelin throw”)

Descendants

> Indonesian: lempar (inherited)

References

^ Adelaar, K. A. (1992), Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University, page 203

Further reading

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