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teras.

terrace (a platform that extends outwards from a building)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈteras/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪e.ras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. terrace (a platform that extends outwards from a building)

  2. terrace (a raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides)

  3. terrace (the roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents)

Where this word comes from

From Dutch terras, from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from terra (“land”). Doublet of tras, [Term?], and trass. Cognate with Malay teres.

noun/təˈras/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. heart, pith (of wood)

  2. essence

  3. core (the inner part of a nuclear reactor)

  4. core (atomic nucleus plus inner/core electrons)

Where this word comes from

From Malay teras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təʀas.

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