barat

See also: barát, bārāt, and -barát

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾat/ [ˈba.ɾat]
• Hyphenation: ba‧rat

Noun

bárat (Basahan spelling ᜊᜍᜆ᜔)

1. bolt, lock

   Synonym: seradura

Derived terms

• baratan
• mabaratan
• magbarat
• makabarat

 

Catalan

Etymology

Deverbal from baratar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈɾat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baˈɾat]
• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

barat (feminine barata, masculine plural barats, feminine plural barates)

1. (economics) cheap, of low cost

   Antonym: car

Derived terms

• abaratir
• barator

Noun

barat m (plural barats)

1. swap, exchange

   Synonyms: barata, canvi

2. fraud, swindle

   Synonyms: engany, frau

Further reading

• “barat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cebuano

Noun

barat

1. a cheapskate

Related terms

• baratilyo, gastador, madaginoton, tihik

Central Melanau

Etymology

From Malay barat.

Noun

barat

1. west (compass point)

Synonyms

• laan

Coordinate terms

barat alud	utara	wab alud
barat		wab
barat dayak	selaten	wab dayak

Adjective

barat

1. west (towards the west)
2. west (western)
3. west (occidental)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *barat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat (“southwest monsoon”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).

Noun

barat

1. west (compass point)

Adjective

barat

1. west (towards the west)
2. west (western)
3. west (occidental)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay barat, from Proto-Malayic *barat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat (“southwest monsoon”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbarat/

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• Hyphenation: ba‧rat

Noun

barat

1. west (compass point)

Adjective

barat

1. west (towards the west)
2. west (western)
3. west (occidental)

See also

• (compass points) mata angin;

barat laut	utara	timur laut
barat		timur
barat daya	selatan	tenggara

Further reading

• “barat” 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.

Latvian

Verb

barat

1. second-person plural present indicative of bārt

Maia

Noun

barat

1. year

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *barat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barat/
  • (Eastern Malay) IPA^(key): [baʁat]
  • (Kelantan-Pattani, Terengganu) IPA^(key): [baɣaʔ]
  • (Sumatran Middle Malay) IPA^(key): [baʀat]
• Rhymes: -rat, -at

Noun

barat (Jawi spelling بارت, informal 1st possessive baratku, 2nd possessive baratmu, 3rd possessive baratnya)

1. The west (compass point).

   Synonyms: kulon, maghrib

2. The western world (usually written capitalized):
   1. (geography) Europe and the Americas.
   2. (politics) Western Europe and the United States.
3. (Pahang, Kelantan) The state of Kelantan.

   orang barat ― people of Kelantan (lit. "the west")

Affixations

• baratkan
• dibaratkan
• kebarat-baratan
• kebaratan
• membaratkan
• pembaratan

 

Compounds

• barat daya semata selatan
• barat gunung berendam
• barat laut semata
• barat tepat
• barat-barat daya
• barat-barat laut

 

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) mata angin (مات اڠين);

barat laut (بارت لاٴوت)	utara (اوتارا)	timur laut (تيمور لاٴوت)
barat (بارت)		timur (تيمور)
barat daya (بارت داي)	selatan (سلاتن)	tenggara (تڠݢارا)

Descendants

• Indonesian: barat
• → Central Melanau: barat
• → West Coast Bajau: barat

Adjective

barat (Jawi spelling بارت)

1. west (towards the west)
2. west (western)
3. west (occidental)

Further reading

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

Maranao

Noun

barat

1. attack, challenge

Noun

barat

1. storm, typhoon

Noun

barat

1. width

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology 1

From Malay berat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrat/
• Hyphenation: ba‧rát

Adjective

barát

1. heavy

   Depe buku barat skali.

   The book is very heavy.

Etymology 2

From Malay barat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbarat/
• Hyphenation: ba‧rat

Noun

barat

1. west (western region or area)

Adjective

barat

1. west, western
2. western (of or pertaining western world)

   orang barat ― western people

Old French

Etymology

The Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch links barat to Ancient Greek πράσσω (prássō, “to do, practice”).

Noun

barat oblique singular, m (oblique plural baraz or baratz, nominative singular baraz or baratz, nominative plural barat)

1. deception; trickery; ruse

Descendants

• French: barat (now archaic)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (barat)
• barat on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of bara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baˈrat]

Adjective

barat m or n (feminine singular barată, masculine plural barați, feminine and neuter plural barate)

1. barred

Declension

Declension of barat

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	barat		barată	barați	barate
	definite	baratul		barata	barații	baratele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	barat		barate	barați	barate
	definite	baratului		baratei	baraților	baratelor

Verb

barat

1. past participle of bara

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barato. Doublet of balato and barato.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈɾat/ [bɐˈɾat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ba‧rat

Adjective

barát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜆ᜔)

1. fond of haggling

   Synonyms: matawad, palatawad

Derived terms

• baratera
• baratero

 

Noun

barát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜆ᜔)

1. haggler
2. act of haggling

Anagrams

• batar

Tiruray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).

Noun

barat

1. strong storm (with wind during rainy season)

West Coast Bajau

Etymology

From Malay barat.

Noun

barat

1. west (compass point)

Coordinate terms

	toro	timur delout
barat		timur
	selatan	iraga'

Adjective

barat

1. west (towards the west)
2. west (western)
3. west (occidental)