pemberat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pemberat. Equivalent to peng- +‎ berat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəmbəˈrat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: pêm‧bê‧rat

Noun

pemberat (plural pemberat-pemberat)

1. weight: an object used to make something heavier
2. (nautical) ballast

   Synonyms: balas, pengimbang kapal, tolak bara

Further reading

• “pemberat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From pem- +‎ berat.

Noun

pemberat (Jawi spelling ڤمبرت, plural pemberat-pemberat or pemberat²)

1. weight (object to make something heavier)
2. (statistics) weight

Further reading

• "pemberat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017