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)
- (rare) coast, shore
- Synonym: pesisir
- abroad
Derived terms
- merantau
- perantau
- perantauan
- serantau
Further reading
- “rantau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -au̯
Noun
rantau (Jawi spelling رنتاو, plural rantau-rantau, informal 1st possessive rantauku, 2nd possessive rantaumu, 3rd possessive rantaunya)
- region
Derived terms
- merantau
- perantau
- perantauan
Descendants
- Indonesian: rantau
Further reading
- “rantau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.