kemarau

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay kemarau (“dry”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈmarau̯/ [kəˈma.rau̯] Rhymes: -arau̯ Syllabification: ke‧ma‧rau === Adjective === kemarau (comparative lebih kemarau, superlative paling kemarau) (of the season) dry (lacking rain) Synonym: kering (dated) dry Synonym: kering ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === kemarau (colloquial) ellipsis of musim kemarau (“dry season”) === Further reading === “kemarau”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Unknown Probably from karau +‎ -um-. Probably from inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw (“day”) or Proto-Austronesian *qaləjaw (“day”). Probably from derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rɔʔ (“dry”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈmaraw/ [kəˈma.rau̯] Rhymes: -rau, -au Hyphenation: ke‧ma‧rau === Noun === kemarau (Jawi spelling kemarau, plural kemarau-kemarau or kemarau2) drought; dry season (a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall). Synonym: kering Antonyms: tengkujuh, hujan Tanaman padi mati akibat kemarau yang berpanjangan. ― The rice crops died due to the prolonged drought. Negara itu sedang menghadapi musim kemarau yang terburuk dalam sejarah. ― The country is facing the worst dry season in history. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: kemarau (inherited) ==== Further reading ==== "kemarau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017