rantau

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay rantau. Semantic loan from Berau Malay [Term?]. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrantau̯/ [ˈran̪.t̪au̯] Rhymes: -antau̯ Syllabification: ran‧tau === Noun === rantau (plural rantau-rantau) (rare) coast, shore Synonym: pesisir abroad Synonym: luar negeri region Synonym: daerah (dialect Berau) the distance between one end of the bay and the other end [since 2025] (dialect Berau) the river channel is straight and long [since 2025] ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “rantau”, 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 == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rantau̯/ Rhymes: -au̯ === Noun === rantau (Jawi spelling رنتاو, plural rantau-rantau or rantau2) region ==== Derived terms ==== merantau perantau perantauan ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: rantau === Further reading === "rantau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017