baru.
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Meaning & usage
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Ponsel barunya mewah.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay baru, a variant of baharu, from Proto-Malayic *bAharu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqəRu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəRuh.
kapok fiber inserted into the gaps in the boat, functions to prevent sea water from seeping into the boat.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Makasar [Term?].
8.5 cents.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?].
just (moments ago, recently)
Mereka baru pulang sekolah.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay baru, a variant of baharu, from Proto-Malayic *bAharu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqəRu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəRuh.
sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay baru, from Proto-Malayic *baruʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baRu. Doublet of waru.
pastor's escort.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Balinese [Term?].
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