berantas
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed rantas + ber-, from Javanese ꦧꦿꦤ꧀ꦠꦱ꧀ (brantas, “to wipe out, to remove”). Compare Minangkabau barantas, Malay banteras, berantas, Classical Malay بنترس (banteras), بنترس (berantas).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈrantas/ [bəˈran.t̪as]
- Rhymes: -antas
- Syllabification: be‧ran‧tas
Verb
bêrantas
- to eradicate
Alternative forms
- banteras (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “berantas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.