betul

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay betul.

Pronunciation

Adjective

betul

  1. true:
    1. conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct
      Synonyms: benar, sesungguhnya
    2. genuine; legitimate
      Synonyms: tulen, sejati
  2. correct: free from error; true; accurate
    Synonym: benar
  3. right, straight
    Synonym: tegak

Adverb

betul

  1. aright: rightly, correctly; in the right way or form
    Synonyms: tepat, persis
  2. directly
    Synonym: langsung
  3. very, really
    Synonyms: sangat, sekali, sungguh

Interjection

betul

  1. Used to express affirmation; yes.
    Synonyms: iya, ya, haah
    Betul, itulah jawabannya.
    Yes, that's the answer.

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bə.tol]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -tol, -ol
  • Hyphenation: be‧tul

Adjective

betul (Jawi spelling بتول)

  1. Not wrong; correct (free from error).
    Synonym: tepat
    Antonym: salah
    Jawapan betul ialah A.
    The correct answer is A.
  2. True (concurring with a given set of facts).
    Synonym: benar
    Antonym: salah
    Betul ke cerita tu? Macam tak boleh percaya je...
    Is that story really true? Sounds kind of suspicious...
  3. Authentic, genuine, pure.
    Synonyms: sejati, tulen
    aksen Kedah betulgenuine Kedah accent

Affixations

Compounds

  • biar betul

Descendants

  • Indonesian: betul
  • Petjo: betoel
  • Kendayan: batol

Adverb

betul (Jawi spelling بتول)

  1. Exactly.
  2. Very, really.

Interjection

betul (Jawi spelling بتول)

  1. Used to express affirmation; yes.
    Synonyms: ia, ya, haah
    Betul, itulah jawapannya.
    Yes, that's the answer.

Further reading

betul” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.