Bertiras-tiras
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
verb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
The condition of the edges of fabric or fibrous objects that have frayed into fine threads due to wear or age.
Etymology
A reduplication of the root word 'tiras', meaning threads frayed from the edge of a fabric.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication