pembilang

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ bilang. Semantic loan from Dutch teller (“numerator”, literally “someone who counts”) for the arithmetic sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəmˈbilaŋ/
• Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: pêm‧bi‧lang

Noun

pêmbilang (plural pembilang-pembilang, first-person possessive pembilangku, second-person possessive pembilangmu, third-person possessive pembilangnya)

1. counter, teller
2. (arithmetic) numerator: The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as 1 in ½).

   Synonym: pengangka (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “pembilang” 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.