jalan raya
Indonesian
editEtymology
editCompound of jalan (“road”) + raya (“great”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjalan raya (first-person possessive jalan rayaku, second-person possessive jalan rayamu, third-person possessive jalan rayanya)
- (transport, road) carriageway, roadway
- Synonym: setrat
- (transport, road) avenue, main road.
- Synonyms: parama marga, lebuh raya, jalan raya
Further reading
edit- “jalan raya” 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.
Malay
editEtymology
editjalan (“way”) + raya (“big, great”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjalan raya (Jawi spelling جالن راي, plural jalan-jalan raya, informal 1st possessive jalan rayaku, 2nd possessive jalan rayamu, 3rd possessive jalan rayanya)
- road (a way for travel)
- carriageway
Descendants
edit- Indonesian: jalan raya
References
edit- "jalan raya" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “jalan raya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.