berontak
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay berontak, from Javanese ꦧꦿꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦏ꧀ (brontak, “to revolt”). Equivalent to ber- + ronta and ber- + rantai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈrɔntak/
- Hyphenation: bê‧ron‧tak
Verb
bêrontak
- to struggle
- Synonym: meronta
- (figuratively) to disobey
- Synonym: melawan
- (figuratively) to revolt, to rebel, to uprise
Derived terms
- memberontak
- pemberontak
- pemberontakan
Related terms
- peranti
- piranti
- rantai
Further reading
- “berontak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.