atau

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See also: atáu and ʻatau

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier ataoe, from Malay atau (or), from Old Malay अथवा (athavā), from Pali atha (or), from Sanskrit अथो (atho) < अथवा (athavā, or, rather).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /atau̯/
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Conjunction

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atau

  1. or

Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā, or, rather).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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atau (Jawi spelling اتاو)

  1. or
    • 1812, William Marsden, A Dictionary of the Malayan language in two parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan[1], →OCLC, page 2:
      Pada sūltan atau pada mantrī-nia
      To the sultan or to his ministers