bintik

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bintik.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbintik/ [ˈbin̪.t̪ɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -intik
• Syllabification: bin‧tik

Noun

bintik (plural bintik-bintik)

1. spot

Further reading

• “bintik”, 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

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈbinteʔ/ [ˈbin̪.t̪eʔ]
• Rhymes: -eʔ
• (/a/-variety, Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈbintik/ [ˈbin̪.t̪iʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Hyphenation: bin‧tik

Noun

bintik (Jawi spelling بينتيق, plural bintik-bintik or bintik²)

1. spot

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bintik (inherited)

Further reading

• "bintik" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017