plester
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch pleister, from Middle Dutch plaester, from Old French plastre, from Latin plastrum, from emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron), from ἔμπλαστον (émplaston)..
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈplɛstər]
- Hyphenation: plès‧têr
Noun
plester (first-person possessive plesterku, second-person possessive plestermu, third-person possessive plesternya)
- plaster:
- sticking plaster, band-aid.
- render, stucco: a mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings.
Derived terms
- memplester
- pemlesteran
- plesteran
Further reading
- “plester” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.