batu bata

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of batu +‎ bata, inherited from Malay batu bata.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌbatu ˈbata/ [ˌba.t̪u ˈba.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ba‧tu ba‧ta

Noun

batu bata (plural batu-batu bata)

1. brick: a hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building

   Synonym: bata

Further reading

• “batu bata”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Compound of batu +‎ bata.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌbatu ˈbatə/ [ˌba.t̪u ˈba.t̪ə]
  • Rhymes: -tə, -ə
• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌbatu ˈbata/ [ˌba.t̪u ˈba.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: ba‧tu ba‧ta

Noun

batu bata (Jawi spelling باتو بات, plural batu-batu bata)

1. brick

Descendants

• > Indonesian: batu bata

Further reading

• "batu bata" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "batu bata" at PRPM first version)