berontak
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay berontak, from Javanese ꦧꦿꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦏ꧀ (brontak, “to revolt”). Equivalent to ber- + ronta and ber- + rantai.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbêrontak
- to struggle
- Synonym: meronta
- (figurative) to disobey
- Synonym: melawan
- (figurative) to revolt, to rebel, to uprise
Derived terms
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editFurther reading
edit- “berontak” 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.