bebas

bebas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of beber

Inherited from Malay bebas.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbebas/ [ˈbe.bas]

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• Rhymes: -ebas
• Syllabification: be‧bas

bebas (comparative lebih bebas, superlative paling bebas)

1. free (not imprisoned)

   Ayah sudah bebas dari penjara.

   Father is already free from prison.

2. free (unconstrained)
3. free (without obligations)

   Pekan ini mereka bebas dari pekerjaan mereka.

   This week they are free from their jobs.

4. (software) free (with very few limitations on distribution or improvement)

   perangkat lunak bebas ― free software

• gratis (“free”) (of a price)

• “bebas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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• IPA^(key): /ˈbebas/ [ˈbe.bas]
• Rhymes: -ebas, -bas, -as

bebas (Jawi spelling بيبس or بباس)

1. free (not imprisoned)
   • 1371, Hikayat Bayan Budiman:

     “.. Akan tetapi, bukankah aku sudah melepaskanmu dan menyuruhmu terbang bebas? ..”

     Nevertheless, have I not already let go of you, and told you to fly free?

• Indonesian: bebas

• “bebas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

bebas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of beber

bebas f pl

1. plural of beba

bebas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of beber