birama

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit विराम (virāma, “termination, stop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈra.ma]
• Hyphenation: bi‧ra‧ma

Noun

birama (first-person possessive biramaku, second-person possessive biramamu, third-person possessive biramanya)

1. (music) bar.
   1. A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.
   2. One of those musical sections.

   Synonym: metrum

Related terms

• irama

 

Further reading

• “birama” 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.