jalan raya
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of jalan (“road”) + raya (“great”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jalan raya (first-person possessive jalan rayaku, second-person possessive jalan rayamu, third-person possessive jalan rayanya)
- (transport, road) carriageway, roadway
- Synonym: setrat
- (transport, road) avenue, main road.
- Synonyms: parama marga, lebuh raya, jalan raya
Further reading[edit]
- “jalan raya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
jalan (“way”) + raya (“big, great”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jalan raya (Jawi spelling جالن راي, plural jalan-jalan raya, informal 1st possessive jalan rayaku, 2nd possessive jalan rayamu, 3rd possessive jalan rayanya)
- road (a way for travel)
- carriageway
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: jalan raya
References[edit]
- "jalan raya" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “jalan raya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.