renang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay renang, from Proto-Malayic *rənaŋ. Adelaar (1992) proposes a derivation from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋuy via these stages: *maʀ-naŋuy > *mAr-naŋi > *mArənaŋ-i > berenang, from which the verb was derived.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rəˈnaŋ]
• Hyphenation: rê‧nang

Verb

renang (active berenang)

1. to swim

Derived terms

• berenang
• berenangan
• merenangi
• merenangkan
• perenang

• renang indah
• renang sinkronis

• kolam renang

Further reading

• “renang” 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

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *rənaŋ (compare Indonesian renang). Adelaar (1992) proposes a derivation from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋuy via these stages: *maʀ-naŋuy > *mAr-naŋi > *mArənaŋ-i > berenang, from which the verb was derived.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rənaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ənaŋ, -naŋ, -aŋ

Verb

renang (used in the forms berenang, and merenangi)

1. (intransitive) to swim

   Dia sedang berenang di kolam itu.

   He is swimming in that pool.

2. (transitive) to swim (to traverse a specific body of water, or a specific distance)

   Dia akan merenangi sungai itu.

   He will swim that river.

Synonyms

• renangkan
• renangan

Descendants

• Indonesian: renang