atau

See also: atáu and ʻatau

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atau̯/

Conjunction

atau

1. or

Further reading

• “atau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā, “or, rather”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atau̯/
• Rhymes: -atau̯, -tau̯, -au̯

Conjunction

atau (Jawi spelling اتاو‎)

1. or
   • 1812, Marsden, William, A Dictionary of the Malayan language in two parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan‎^[1], OCLC 807179629, page 2:

     Pada sūltan atau pada mantrī-nia

     To the sultan or to his ministers