rantau

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay rantau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈran.tau̯/
• Rhymes: -tau̯, -au̯, -u
• Hyphenation: ran‧tau

Noun

rantau (plural rantau-rantau, first-person possessive rantauku, second-person possessive rantaumu, third-person possessive rantaunya)

1. (rare) coast, shore

   Synonym: pesisir

2. abroad

Derived terms

• merantau
• perantau
• perantauan
• serantau

 

Further reading

• “rantau” 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rantau̯/
• Rhymes: -au̯

Noun

rantau (Jawi spelling رنتاو, plural rantau-rantau, informal 1st possessive rantauku, 2nd possessive rantaumu, 3rd possessive rantaunya)

1. region

Derived terms

• merantau
• perantau
• perantauan

Descendants

• Indonesian: rantau

Further reading

• “rantau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.