pemberat
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay pemberat. Equivalent to peng- + berat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pəmbəˈrat̪̚]
- Hyphenation: pêm‧bê‧rat
Noun
pemberat (plural pemberat-pemberat)
- weight: an object used to make something heavier
- (nautical) ballast
- Synonyms: balas, pengimbang kapal, tolak bara
Further reading
- “pemberat”, 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
Noun
pemberat (Jawi spelling ڤمبرت, plural pemberat-pemberat or pemberat2)
- weight (object to make something heavier)
- (statistics) weight
Further reading
- "pemberat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017