# beras
## Balinese
### Romanization

beras
* Romanization of ᬩᭂᬭᬲ᭄

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay beras, from Proto-Malayic *bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bəˈras]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bê‧ras
* Rhymes: -as

### Noun

bêras (plural)
* milled uncooked rice
* grain: the harvested seeds
    Synonyms: biji-bijian, butir-butiran

#### Derived terms

* beras analog
* beras basah
* beras bersih
* beras bertih
* beras campur
* beras cerah
* beras dagang
* beras giling
* beras hitam
* beras impor
* beras jernih
* beras kencur
* beras kepala
* beras ketan
* beras ketas
* beras kisar
* beras konversi
* beras kumbah
* beras lembap
* beras meja
* beras merah
* beras organik
* beras patah
* beras pecah
* beras pecah kulit
* beras petas
* beras pratanak
* beras pulut
* beras putih
* beras recak
* beras recak-recok
* beras setengah olah
* beras setengah tanak
* beras sosoh
* beras tumbuk
* beras utuh

### See also

* nasi (“cooked rice”)
** nasi goreng (“fried rice”)
* padi (“unmilled rice”)
* sawah (“paddy field”)

### References

* “beras” 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.

## Javanese
### Romanization

beras
* Romanization of ꦧꦼꦫꦱ꧀

## Karo Batak
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

### Noun

beras
* rice (raw seeds used as food)

## Latin
### Adjective

bērās
* accusative feminine plural of bērus

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bəras/
* Rhymes: -əras, -ras, -as

### Noun

beras (Jawi spelling برس, plural beras-petas, informal 1st possessive berasku, 2nd possessive berasmu, 3rd possessive berasnya)
* uncooked rice
* (obsolete) any grain (of plant pollen)
    Synonyms: butir, biji, debu

#### Derived terms

* bedak beras
* beras basah
* beras bersih
* beras bertih
* beras campur
* beras cerah
* beras dagang
* beras giling
* beras hitam
* beras impor
* beras jernih
* beras kencur
* beras kepala
* beras ketan
* beras ketas
* beras kisar
* beras kumbah
* beras lembap
* beras meja
* beras merah
* beras organik
* beras patah
* beras pecah
* beras pecah kulit
* beras petas
* beras pratanak
* beras pulut
* beras putih
* beras recak
* beras recak-recok
* beras tumbuk
* beras utuh
* tepung beras

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: beras
* → Nias: beras

#### See also

* nasi (“cooked rice”)
* padi (“paddy plant”)
* sawah (“paddy field”)

### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “برس bĕras”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 50
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “برس bĕras”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 96
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bĕras”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 125-6
* "beras" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

### Further reading

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

## Sasak
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

### Noun

beras
* rice (raw seeds used as food)

## Taroko
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

### Noun

beras
* rice (raw seeds used as food)