petani

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed pe- +‎ tani, from Malay petani, from Classical Malay petani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.ˈta.ni/
• Rhymes: -ni, -i
• Hyphenation: pê‧ta‧ni

Noun

pêtani (plural petani-petani, first-person possessive petaniku, second-person possessive petanimu, third-person possessive petaninya)

1. farmer

   Synonym: pesawah

Derived terms

• petani berdasi
• petani gurem
• petani monokultur
• petani penggarap
• petani tambak

 

Related terms

• bercocok tanam

Further reading

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