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)
- fisherman
- Nelayan merasa di laut seperti di rumah sendiri. ― When at sea, fishermen feel as if in their own home.
Further reading
- “nelayan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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)
- 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.
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Further reading
- “nelayan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.