betari

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bə.ta.ri/
  • Rhymes: -tari, -ari, -ri
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [bə.ˈt̪ä.ri, -ɾi]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit भट्टारी (bhaṭṭārī).

Noun

betari (Jawi spelling بتاري, plural betari-betari)

  1. (Classical Malay, archaic) a title given to Hindu divinities; goddess
Descendants
  • Indonesian: betari

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *baCaʀ.

Noun

betari (Jawi spelling بتاري, plural betari-betari)

  1. sorghum

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