atau
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Indonesian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From earlier ataoe, from Malay atau (“or”), from Old Malay अथवा (athavā), from Pali atha vā (“or”), from Sanskrit अथो (atho) < अथवा (athavā, “or, rather”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈatau̯/ [ˈa.t̪au̯]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -atau̯
- Syllabification: a‧tau
Conjunction
[edit]atau
Further reading
[edit]- “atau” 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.
Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]atau
Malay
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā, “or, rather”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]atau (Jawi spelling اتاو)
Further reading
[edit]- “atau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms inherited from Old Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Old Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Pali
- Indonesian terms derived from Sanskrit
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/atau̯
- Rhymes:Indonesian/atau̯/2 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian conjunctions
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Malay terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Malay terms derived from Sanskrit
- Malay 2-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/tau̯
- Rhymes:Malay/au̯
- Rhymes:Malay/au̯/2 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay conjunctions
- Malay terms with quotations