melabur
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed meng- + labur, from Malay melabur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [məˈlabʊr]
- Hyphenation: mê‧la‧bur
Verb
mêlabur (base/imperative labur, active melabur, passive dilabur)
- to whitewash: to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence
- to supply (include food or money) the worker
Further reading
- “melabur”, 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
Verb
melabur
Related terms
Descendants
- Indonesian: melabur
Further reading
- “melabur”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017