Kalimantan

English

Etymology

From Indonesian Kalimantan.

Proper noun

Kalimantan

1. The Indonesian part of the island 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 (Indonesian part 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

Proper noun

Kalimantan

1. Kalimantan

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	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Kalimantanitta	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kalimantan (type risti)

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 — instructive — — abessive Kalimantanittani — 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 — instructive — — abessive Kalimantanittasi — 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 — instructive — — abessive Kalimantanittamme — 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 — instructive — — abessive Kalimantanittanne — 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 — instructive — — abessive Kalimantanittaan Kalimantanittansa — comitative — —

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Kalimantan

1. (geography) An island in Indonesia.
2. A former province of the 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, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.