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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic مِسْطَرَة (misṭara, “ruler (device)”).
Noun
mistar
- ruler, a (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.
- Synonyms: belebas, garisan, penggaris
- (sports) bar
- (soccer) crossbar, the top of the goal structure.
- (high jump, pole vault) a horizontal pole that must be crossed in high jump and pole vault.
- row
- Synonyms: garis, baris
Etymology 2
From Arabic مِسْتَرٌ (mistarun, “covering”).
Noun
mistar
- covering,
- that which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
- action of the verb to cover.
Further reading
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
mistar
- present of mista