mistar
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Arabic مِسْطَرَة (misṭara, “ruler (device)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪs.tar]
- Hyphenation: mis‧tar
Noun
mistar
- ruler, a (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.
- Synonyms: belebas, garisan, penggaris
- (sports) bar
- (soccer) crossbar, the top of the goal structure.
- (high jump, pole vault) a horizontal pole that must be crossed in high jump and pole vault.
- row
- Synonyms: garis, baris
Etymology 2
From Arabic مِسْتَرٌ (mistarun, “covering”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪs.tar]
- Hyphenation: mis‧tar
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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
mistar
- present of mista