kemarau
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kemarau (“dry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈmarau̯]
- Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧rau
Adjective
kemarau
- dryness of the season
- Synonym: kering
- (dated) dry
- Synonym: kering
Derived terms
- kemarau basah
- kemarau keras
Noun
kemarau
- (colloquial) ellipsis of musim kemarau (“dry season”).
Further reading
- “kemarau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.