The quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
English: deservingness, merit, meritoriousness
patutBahasa Indonesia
merit, becoming, befit, beseem, comely
Common
#2,778 of the corpus · 39.7 per million words · 169,346 occurrences
Noun
Adjective
Marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
English: proper
Qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
English: eligible
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Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
English: just
Bahasa: benar, adil, berpatutan
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4 more adjective senses
Being precisely fitting and right
English: fitting, meet
Bahasa: sesuai, sewajarnya, elok, padan
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According with custom or propriety
English: becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly
Bahasa: sopan
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Having worth or merit or value, being honorable or admirable
English: worthy
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Suitable to or expected in the circumstances
English: due
Bahasa: wajar, sewajarnya
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Verb
Be worthy or deserving
English: deserve, merit
Bahasa: wajar, bernilai, sepatutnya
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Accord or comport with
English: befit, suit, beseem
Bahasa: tepat, sesuai, cocok, pantas, wajar, menyesuaikan, sepadan, selayaknya
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