kebaratan

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of barat (“the West”) +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəbaratan/
Rhymes: -tan, -an

Adjective

kebaratan (Jawi spelling کبارتن‎)

Obsessed with and often imitating things (customs, way of life, actions, etc.) related to the West or the western world.

Further reading

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

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