bebas

See also: bebás and Bębas

Galician

Verb

bebas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of beber

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bebas. Cognate of Javanese bebas (“free”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbebas/ [ˈbe.bas]

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• Rhymes: -ebas
• Syllabification: be‧bas

Adjective

bebas (comparative lebih bebas, superlative paling bebas)

1. free
   1. not imprisoned

      Synonym: keluar

      Ayah sudah bebas dari penjara. ― Father is already free from prison.

   2. unconstrained

      Synonym: lepas

   3. without obligations

      Synonyms: luang, senggang

      Pekan ini mereka bebas dari pekerjaan mereka. ― This week they are free from their jobs.

2. (software) free, libre (with very few limitations on distribution or improvement)

   peranti lunak bebas ― free software

3. free, independent

   Synonyms: berdikari, langgas, merdeka

4. (law) acquitted, discharged, dismissed, released

Hyponyms

• bebas aktif
• bebas alkohol
• bebas banjir
• bebas bea
• bebas bea masuk
• bebas becak
• bebas bersyarat
• bebas biaya
• bebas biaya ke atas kapal
• bebas biaya ke atas kereta api
• bebas biaya ke dalam pesawat
• bebas biaya ke sisi kapal
• bebas bidan
• bebas boraks
• bebas cukai
• bebas dempul
• bebas formalin
• bebas ganjil genap
• bebas genggam
• bebas gluten
• bebas hambatan
• bebas jerawat
• bebas kafein
• bebas ketombe
• bebas konteks
• bebas merkuri
• bebas nilai
• bebas ongkir
• bebas pajak
• bebas parkir
• bebas pilih
• bebas pulsa
• bebas pungli
• bebas risiko penahanan dan perampasan
• bebas rokok
• bebas royalti
• bebas tangan
• bebas transfer
• bebas uang muka
• bebas uang pangkal
• bebas visa

Derived terms

• berkebebasan
• kebebasan
• keterbebasan
• membebaskan
• pembebas
• pembebasan
• sebebas
• terbebas
• terbebaskan

See also

• cuma-cuma (“free”) (of a price)
• gratis (“free”) (of a price)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Bangka Malay).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈbas/ [bəˈbas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: be‧bas

Noun

bebas (plural bebas-bebas)

1. land in a forest that has been cleared for timber

Further reading

• “bebas”, 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

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bebas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.bas/
• Rhymes: -bas
• Hyphenation: bé‧bas

Adjective

bebas

1. free
2. unhampered
3. unimpeded
4. loose
5. allowed
6. clear

Alternative forms

• bibas

Derived terms

• bébasan
• mbébasaké

Related terms

• was

Further reading

• “bebas”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Indonesian), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbebas/ [ˈbe.bas]
• Rhymes: -ebas, -bas, -as

Adjective

bebas (Jawi spelling بيبس or بباس, comparative lebih bebas, superlative paling bebas)

1. free (not imprisoned)
   • 1371, Hikayat Bayan Budiman:

     “.. Akan tetapi, bukankah aku sudah melepaskanmu dan menyuruhmu terbang bebas? ..”

     Nevertheless, have I not already let go of you, and told you to fly free?

Descendants

• Indonesian: bebas

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Verb

bebas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of beber

Etymology 2

Noun

bebas

1. plural of beba

Spanish

Noun

bebas f pl

1. plural of beba

Verb

bebas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of beber