tenggara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tenggara, from Malayalam തെൻകര (teṉkara, “southeast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [təŋˈɡara]
• Hyphenation: têng‧ga‧ra

Noun

tênggara (first-person possessive tenggaraku, second-person possessive tenggaramu, third-person possessive tenggaranya)

1. southeast

   Asia Tenggara ― Southeast Asia

   Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara ― Lesser Sunda Islands

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menenggara [agent focus] (meN-)

See also

• (compass points) mata angin;

barat laut	utara	timur laut
barat		timur
barat daya	selatan	tenggara

Further reading

• “tenggara” 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.

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Malay

Etymology

From Malayalam തെൻകര (teṉkara, “southeast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təŋɡara/
• Rhymes: -əŋɡara, -ɡara, -ara, -ra, -a
• IPA^(key): [təŋ.ɡä.ɣə]

Noun

tenggara (Jawi spelling تڠݢارا, informal 1st possessive tenggaraku, 2nd possessive tenggaramu)

1. southeast

   Asia Tenggara ― Southeast Asia

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) mata angin (مات اڠين);

barat laut (بارت لاٴوت)	utara (اوتارا)	timur laut (تيمور لاٴوت)
barat (بارت)		timur (تيمور)
barat daya (بارت داي)	selatan (سلاتن)	tenggara (تڠݢارا)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menenggara [agent focus] (meN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• musim tenggara

Further reading

• “tenggara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.