peratus
Indonesian
Etymology
From per + ratus, from Malay peratus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pəˈratʊs]
- Hyphenation: pê‧ra‧tus
Noun
peratus (plural peratus-peratus)
- (rare) percent, percentage: the amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole
- Synonyms: persen, prosen, perseratus, seperseratus
Synonyms
- (percent): peratus (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “peratus” 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.
Malay
Etymology
From per- + ratus (“hundred”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəratus/
- Rhymes: -tus, -us
Classifier
peratus
Synonyms
- (percent): persen, prosen, perseratus, seperseratus (Indonesia)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Indonesian: peratus