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babat.

to clear, to cut away

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈbabat̚]
  1. to clear, to cut away

Where this word comes from

From Malay babat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajbaj, from Proto-Austronesian *bajbaj (“loosen, untie, unwrap; unravel; to clear forest”), *-baj (“unravel, untie”).

noun[ˈbabat̚]
  1. reticulum

  2. tripe

    Berapaan soto babatnya? (colloquial)
Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦧꦧꦠ꧀ (babat), from Old Javanese babat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (“animal belly”). Compare to Maranao babat, Sundanese babat.

noun[ˈbabat̚]
  1. group

  2. pair

Where this word comes from

From Malay babat.

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