berantas
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦧꦿꦤ꧀ꦠꦱ꧀ (brantas, “to wipe out, to remove”), from Old Javanese rantas (“broken, severed, snapped”). Compare Minangkabau barantas, Malay banteras, berantas, Classical Malay بنترس (banteras), بنترس (berantas).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈrantas/
- Hyphenation: bê‧ran‧tas
- Rhymes: -tas, -as, -s
Verb
bêrantas
- to eradicate
Alternative forms
- banteras (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- memberantas
- pemberantas
- pemberantasan
Further reading
- “berantas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.