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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay garis, from Classical Malay garis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karis (“scratch, scrape”).
- Displaced Dutch lijn (“line”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.
- Displaced Dutch streep (“stripe”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.
Pronunciation
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Noun
garis (plural garis-garis, first-person possessive garisku, second-person possessive garismu, third-person possessive garisnya)
- line, dash, stripe
- Garis keturunan. ― Lineage.
- Garis pertahanan. ― Line of defense.
- limit
- Synonym: batas
- (figurative) rule, regulation
- Synonym: aturan
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
garis
- Romanization of ꦒꦫꦶꦱ꧀
Latin
Noun
garīs n
- dative/ablative plural of garum
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karis (“scratch, scrape”).
Pronunciation
Noun
garis (Jawi spelling ݢاريس, plural garis-garis, informal 1st possessive garisku, 2nd possessive garismu, 3rd possessive garisnya)
- line, dash, stripe
- limit
Further reading
Portuguese
Noun
garis
- plural of gari