barat daya

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• barat daja (pre-1967)

Etymology

From Malay barat daya, from Classical Malay barat daya (“southwest”). Equivalent to barat (“west”) +‎ daya (“inland”).

Noun

barat daya (first-person possessive barat dayaku, second-person possessive barat dayamu, third-person possessive barat dayanya)

1. southwest

See also

• (compass points) mata angin;

barat laut	utara	timur laut
barat		timur
barat daya	selatan	tenggara

Further reading

• “barat daya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.