pewatas

Indonesian

Etymology

From peng- +‎ watas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈwatas/ [pəˈwa.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -atas
• Syllabification: pe‧wa‧tas

Noun

pêwatas (plural pewatas-pewatas)

1. Synonym of pembatas (“barrier; divider”)
2. (grammar) modifier, qualifier (a word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase)
3. modifier (a keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code)
4. (databases, Wikidata) constraint (a linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity)

Derived terms

• pewatas belakang
• pewatas depan

Further reading

• “pewatas” 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.