kerabat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kerabat, from Arabic أَقْرَب (ʔaqrab).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -at
  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈrabat/ [kəˈra.bat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -abat
  • Syllabification: ke‧ra‧bat

Noun

kêrabat (plural kerabat-kerabat)

  1. family
    Synonym: keluarga
  2. relative; kinsmen; consanguine
    Synonym: sanak
  3. (geology) suite
  4. (sociology) kinship
    Synonyms: kekerabatan, persanakan

Adjective

kêrabat (comparative lebih kerabat, superlative paling kerabat)

  1. consanguineous

Derived terms

  • kerabat dekat
  • kerabat jauh

Further reading