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babar.

to spread, to unfurl, to unfold

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbabar/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.bar]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to spread, to unfurl, to unfold

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay بابر (babar, “expansion; to open out”).

verb/ˈbabar/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.bar]Standard-Indonesian
  1. alternative spelling of bebar (“to run here and there”)

    alt-of · alternative
  2. to proliferate

  3. to color with soga and so on

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦧꦂ (babar), from Old Javanese babar (“parted, scattered, rent asunder”).

noun/ˈbabar/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.bar]Standard-Indonesian
  1. young coconut leaves which are usually stuck into embankments to mark the grass that will be eaten by the marking person's livestock

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sasak [Term?].

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