rintis

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay rintis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrintis/ [ˈrin̪.t̪ɪs] Rhymes: -intis Syllabification: rin‧tis === Noun === rintis (plural rintis-rintis) jungle trail, jungle track; a narrow trail cleared through a dense forest ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === rintis to cut a trail through a dense forest to start (e.g. a business) === Further reading === “rintis”, 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 === Might be related to rentas or lintas. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === rintis (Jawi spelling رينتيس, plural rintis-rintis or rintis2) jungle trail/track; a narrow trail cleared through a dense forest === Verb === rintis (Jawi spelling رينتيس) to cut a trail through a dense forest to clear land to make a road, to pave way or road to break through an obstacle to start (e.g. tasks, businesses) === Adjective === rintis (Jawi spelling رينتيس, comparative lebih rintis, superlative paling rintis) beginning, breakthrough, first Synonyms: mula, dahulu, pertama ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “رنتس rintis”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 339 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “rintis”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 342 === Further reading === "rintis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017