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bata.

brick

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbata/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.t̪a]Standard-Indonesian

  1. brick

  2. brick, something shapes like a brick

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bata (“brick”). Cognate of Balinese bata (“brick”), Javanese ꦧꦠ (bata, “brick, brick wall; cube”), Old Javanese bata (“brick; wall”).

noun/ˈbata/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.t̪a]Standard-Indonesian

  1. marriage between siblings and siblings at the same time

Where this word comes from

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq. Compare to Tagalog bata (“child”).

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