bausastera

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦧꦲꦸꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (bahusastra, “dictionary”), from Sanskrit बहु (bahu, “great”) +‎ शास्त्र (śāstra, “scripture”). Reconstructed as bahu +‎ sastera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.u.sas.tə.ra/
• Rhymes: -era, -ra, -a
• Hyphenation: ba‧u‧sas‧te‧ra

Noun

bausastera (Jawi spelling باوسسترا, plural bausastera-bausastera, informal 1st possessive bausasteraku, 2nd possessive bausasteramu, 3rd possessive bausasteranya)

1. dictionary

   Synonym: kamus

Further reading

• “bausastera” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.