baterai

From Dutch batterij, from Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie. The "flashlight" sense is a semantic loan from Betawi bateré.

• IPA^(key): [batəˈrai̯]
• Hyphenation: ba‧tê‧rai
• Rhymes: -tərai̯, -rai̯, -ai̯

batêrai (plural baterai-baterai)

1. battery: a device used to power electric devices

   Synonyms: aki, akumulator, baterai, batu

   Synonyms: akumulator, penumpuk

2. flashlight, torch

   Synonym: senter

• bateri (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

batêrai (plural baterai-baterai)

1. battery:
   1. (military) tactical artillery unit
   2. a set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs
   3. an array of similar things

• “baterai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Indonesian baterai, from Dutch batterij^[1] from Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie. Doublet of bateri.

• IPA^(key): [batəˈrai̯]

baterai (Jawi spelling باتراي, plural baterai-baterai)

1. (Riau) battery: a device used to power electric devices.

   Synonym: bateri

• bateri (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)