beskap
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦧꦼꦱ꧀ꦏꦥ꧀ (beskap), probably from Dutch beschaafd (“cultured; courteous”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəsˈkap/ [bəsˈkap̚]
- Rhymes: -ap
- Syllabification: bes‧kap
Noun
bèskap (plural beskap-beskap)
- (fashion) Javanese formal men shirt: thick shirts, not folded collars, usually dark in color, but almost always plain
Further reading
- “beskap” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
beskap
- romanization of ꦧꦼꦱ꧀ꦏꦥ꧀