bertas

See also: Bertas

Malay

Alternative forms

• betas (Indonesia)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bə(ʀ)tas. Compare Cebuano bugtas, Tagalog bigtas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bər.tas/
• Rhymes: -tas, -as
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [bərˈtäs~bəɾˈtäs]

Verb

bertas (Jawi spelling برتس)

1. unstitch; rip open

Descendants

• Indonesian: betas

Further reading

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