baroit

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Kupang Malay baroit, from Dutch bruid (“bride”), from Middle Dutch bruut, from Old Dutch *brūd, from Dutch *brūdi, from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baˈroit/ [baˈro.ɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -oit
• Syllabification: ba‧roit

Noun

baroit (plural baroit-baroit or para baroit)

1. (dialect, Kupang) bride, groom

   Synonyms: manten, mempelai, pengantin

Further reading

• “baroit”, 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

Kupang Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bruid (“bride”), from Middle Dutch bruut, from Old Dutch *brūd, from Dutch *brūdi, from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz. Cognate of Manado Malay broid.

Noun

baroit

1. bride, groom