mataari

Betawi

Alternative forms

Noun

mataari

  1. sun
    • c. 1970, Uci Sanusi, Ating, “Kicir-Kicir [Pinwheel]”, in Betawi Tempo Doeloe [Old-Time Batavia], Jakarta: Sumber Ria, track A5:
      Sedeng soré matari surup / Ya, tukang kramat menggiring guyang
      It's evening, the sun is setting / See, the shrine master begins the cleansing

Further reading

  • Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “matari”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN
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