Kalimantan

English

Etymology

From Indonesian Kalimantan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑlɪˈmɑntɑn/

Proper noun

Kalimantan

2. A region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.
3. (Indonesia) Synonym of Borneo

Derived terms

• Central Kalimantan
• East Kalimantan
• North Kalimantan
• South Kalimantan
• West Kalimantan

Noun

Kalimantan (plural Kalimantans)

1. (anthropology) A member of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group native to Kalimantan island.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Kalimantan. In the current sense derived from Indonesian Kalimantan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaː.liˈmɑn.tɑn/
• Hyphenation: Ka‧li‧man‧tan

Proper noun

Kalimantan n

1. Kalimantan (a region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo) [from mid or late 1940s]
2. (obsolete) Borneo [19th–early 20th c.]

Derived terms

• Kalimantans

Finnish

Etymology

From Indonesian Kalimantan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlimɑntɑn/, [ˈkɑ̝liˌmɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ɑntɑn
• Syllabification^(key): Ka‧li‧man‧tan
• Hyphenation^(key): Ka‧li‧man‧tan

Proper noun

Kalimantan

1. Kalimantan (a region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo)

Declension

Inflection of Kalimantan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kalimantan	—
genitive		Kalimantanin	—
partitive		Kalimantania	—
illative		Kalimantaniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kalimantan	—
accusative	nom.	Kalimantan	—
	gen.	Kalimantanin
genitive		Kalimantanin	—
partitive		Kalimantania	—
inessive		Kalimantanissa	—
elative		Kalimantanista	—
illative		Kalimantaniin	—
adessive		Kalimantanilla	—
ablative		Kalimantanilta	—
allative		Kalimantanille	—
essive		Kalimantanina	—
translative		Kalimantaniksi	—
abessive		Kalimantanitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kalimantan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalimantanini — accusative nom. Kalimantanini — gen. Kalimantanini genitive Kalimantanini — partitive Kalimantaniani — inessive Kalimantanissani — elative Kalimantanistani — illative Kalimantaniini — adessive Kalimantanillani — ablative Kalimantaniltani — allative Kalimantanilleni — essive Kalimantaninani — translative Kalimantanikseni — abessive Kalimantanittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalimantanisi — accusative nom. Kalimantanisi — gen. Kalimantanisi genitive Kalimantanisi — partitive Kalimantaniasi — inessive Kalimantanissasi — elative Kalimantanistasi — illative Kalimantaniisi — adessive Kalimantanillasi — ablative Kalimantaniltasi — allative Kalimantanillesi — essive Kalimantaninasi — translative Kalimantaniksesi — abessive Kalimantanittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalimantanimme — accusative nom. Kalimantanimme — gen. Kalimantanimme genitive Kalimantanimme — partitive Kalimantaniamme — inessive Kalimantanissamme — elative Kalimantanistamme — illative Kalimantaniimme — adessive Kalimantanillamme — ablative Kalimantaniltamme — allative Kalimantanillemme — essive Kalimantaninamme — translative Kalimantaniksemme — abessive Kalimantanittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalimantaninne — accusative nom. Kalimantaninne — gen. Kalimantaninne genitive Kalimantaninne — partitive Kalimantanianne — inessive Kalimantanissanne — elative Kalimantanistanne — illative Kalimantaniinne — adessive Kalimantanillanne — ablative Kalimantaniltanne — allative Kalimantanillenne — essive Kalimantaninanne — translative Kalimantaniksenne — abessive Kalimantanittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kalimantaninsa — accusative nom. Kalimantaninsa — gen. Kalimantaninsa genitive Kalimantaninsa — partitive Kalimantaniaan Kalimantaniansa — inessive Kalimantanissaan Kalimantanissansa — elative Kalimantanistaan Kalimantanistansa — illative Kalimantaniinsa — adessive Kalimantanillaan Kalimantanillansa — ablative Kalimantaniltaan Kalimantaniltansa — allative Kalimantanilleen Kalimantanillensa — essive Kalimantaninaan Kalimantaninansa — translative Kalimantanikseen Kalimantaniksensa — abessive Kalimantanittaan Kalimantanittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown

• possibly from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time”) +‎ मन्थन (manthana, “churning”).
• possibly from Javanese ("diamond river")

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.liˈman.tan]
• Hyphenation: Ka‧li‧man‧tan

Proper noun

Kalimantan

1. Kalimantan (a region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo)
2. a former province of Indonesia, capital: Banjarmasin

Noun

Kalimantan

1. (anthropology) a member of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group native to Kalimantan island

Compounds

• Kalimantan Barat
• Kalimantan Selatan
• Kalimantan Tengah
• Kalimantan Tenggara
• Kalimantan Timur
• Kalimantan Utara

Descendants

• → English: Kalimantan
• → Dutch: Kalimantan

Further reading

• “Kalimantan”, 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