terbata-bata

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From ter- +‎ bata with reduplication at the base word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tər.ba.taˈba.ta/ Rhymes: -ta Hyphenation: têr‧ba‧ta‧ba‧ta === Adjective === terbata-bata (of speech) stammered (prone to pauses; hesitant) === Adverb === terbata-bata haltingly (in a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation) ==== Synonyms ==== (all sense): tergugup-gugup, tergagap-gagap === Further reading === “terbata-bata”, 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