nelayan

Indonesian

nelayan

Etymology

From Malay nelayan, ultimately from Tamil நுளையன் (nuḷaiyaṉ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəˈlajan]
  • Hyphenation: nê‧la‧yan

Noun

nelayan (plural nelayan-nelayan, first-person possessive nelayanku, second-person possessive nelayanmu, third-person possessive nelayannya)

  1. fisherman
    Nelayan merasa di laut seperti di rumah sendiri.When at sea, fishermen feel as if in their own home.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Ultimately from Tamil நுளையன் (nuḷaiyaṉ).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

nelayan (Jawi spelling نلاين, plural nelayan-nelayan, informal 1st possessive nelayanku, 2nd possessive nelayanmu, 3rd possessive nelayannya)

  1. fisherman
    • 2021 November 12, Ekhwan Haque Fazlul Haque, “Nelayan buntu hilang punca rezeki”, in Berita Harian:
      Beliau berkata, kerja penambakan laut sememangnya menjejaskan pendapatan lebih 50 nelayan yang bergantung sepenuhnya sebagai nelayan pesisir.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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