perabot

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay perabot, from Javanese ꦥꦿꦧꦺꦴꦠ꧀ (prabot, tool), from Old Javanese parabwat (tool), from par- + abwat (heavy). Doublet of berat (heavy, weight).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈrabɔt/ [pəˈra.bɔt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -abɔt
  • Syllabification: pe‧ra‧bot

Noun

pêrabot (plural perabot-perabot)

  1. furniture

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦿꦧꦺꦴꦠ꧀ (prabot, tool), from Old Javanese parabwat (tool), from par- + abwat (heavy). Doublet of berat (heavy, weight).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /pəˈrabot/ [pəˈra.bot̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -abot
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ra‧bot

Noun

perabot (Jawi spelling ڤرابوت, plural perabot-perabot)

  1. furniture

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: perabot (inherited)
  • Tausug: parabut

Further reading