belarasa

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bela (“to look after”) +‎ rasa (“taste; feeling”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəlaˈrasa/ [bə.laˈra.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: be‧la‧ra‧sa

Noun

belarasa (plural belarasa-belarasa)

1. (Catholicism) compassion

   Synonyms: belas kasih, karunia, kasih, keibaan

Further reading

• “belarasa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.