rantau

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay rantau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈran.tau̯/
  • Rhymes: -tau̯, -au̯, -u
  • Hyphenation: ran‧tau

Noun

rantau (plural rantau-rantau, first-person possessive rantauku, second-person possessive rantaumu, third-person possessive rantaunya)

  1. (rare) coast, shore
    Synonym: pesisir
  2. abroad

Derived terms

  • merantau
  • perantau
  • perantauan
  • serantau

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rantau̯/
  • Rhymes: -au̯

Noun

rantau (Jawi spelling رنتاو, plural rantau-rantau, informal 1st possessive rantauku, 2nd possessive rantaumu, 3rd possessive rantaunya)

  1. region

Derived terms

  • merantau
  • perantau
  • perantauan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: rantau

Further reading

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