berantas

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed rantas +‎ ber-, from Javanese ꦧꦿꦤ꧀ꦠꦱ꧀ (brantas, “to wipe out, to remove”). Compare Minangkabau barantas, Malay banteras, berantas, Classical Malay بنترس (banteras), بنترس (berantas).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -as
  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈrantas/ [bəˈran̪.t̪as]
  • Rhymes: -antas
  • Syllabification: be‧ran‧tas

Verb

bêrantas

  1. to eradicate

Alternative forms

  • banteras (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

Further reading

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