garis bantu

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of garis +‎ bantu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡarɪs ˈbantu/

Noun

garis bantu (plural garis-garis bantu)

1. (engineering) guideline: A light line to help align.
2. (music) ledger line: A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff.

   Synonym: garisan léjar (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “garis bantu” 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.