mistar
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪs.tar]
- Hyphenation: mis‧tar
- Rhymes: -ar
Etymology 1
From Arabic مِسْطَرَة (misṭara, “ruler (device)”).
Noun
mistar
- ruler, a (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings
- (sports) bar
- row
Etymology 2
From Arabic مِسْتَرٌ (mistarun, “covering”).
Noun
mistar
- covering,
- that which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another
- action of the verb to cover
Further reading
- “mistar” 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.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
mistar
- present of mista