lempar

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lempar, from Proto-Malayic *limpar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛmpar/ [ˈlem.par]
• Rhymes: -ɛmpar
• Syllabification: lem‧par

Verb

lèmpar (active melempar, passive dilempar)

1. (transitive) to throw

Derived terms

• berlempar-lemparan
• berlemparan
• dilempar
• kelempar
• lempar-lemparan
• lemparan
• lempari
• lemparkan
• melempar
• melempari
• pelempar
• pelemparan
• sepelempar
• terlempar

• lempar batu, sembunyi tangan

Further reading

• “lempar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *limpar.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈlempa(r)/ [ˈlem.pa(r)]
  • Rhymes: -empa(r), -pa(r), -a(r)

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈlempar/ [ˈlem.par]
  • Rhymes: -empar, -par, -ar
• Hyphenation: lem‧par

Verb

lempar (Jawi spelling ليمڤر, active melempar, third-person passive dilempar)

1. to throw; to cast; to toss; to hurl.

   Synonyms: baling, lontar, campak

   Jangan lempar batu ke dalam sungai.

   Don't throw stones into the river.

Derived terms

Affixations

• dilempar (“to be thrown”)
• lemparan (“a throw; a pitch”)
• melempar (“to throw”)
• melempari (“to throw at repeatedly”)
• melemparkan (“to throw something; to hurl”)
• pelempar (“thrower; pitcher”)
• terlempar (“thrown accidentally; ejected”)

Compounds

• lempar cakera (“discus throw”)
• lempar lembing (“javelin throw”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lempar (inherited)

Further reading

• "lempar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017