terbatas

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ter- +‎ batas (“boundary; limit”), from Malay terbatas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tərˈbatas]
• Hyphenation: têr‧ba‧tas
• Rhymes: -as

Adjective

têrbatas (comparative lebih terbatas, superlative paling terbatas)

1. limited

Derived terms

• akses terbatas (“limited-access”)
• perseroan terbatas (“public limited company”)

Further reading

• “terbatas”, 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

ter- +‎ batas (“boundary; limit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə(r).ba.tas/
• Rhymes: -atas, -tas, -as

Adjective

terbatas (Jawi spelling ترباتس, comparative lebih terbatas, superlative paling terbatas)

1. limited

   Synonyms: terhad, tersekat

Descendants

• Indonesian: terbatas

Further reading

• "terbatas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• “terbatas”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN