batu bata

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbatu ˈbata]

Noun

batu bata (plural batu-batu bata)

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

Noun

brick