jalanan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of jalan +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaˈlanan/ [d͡ʒaˈla.nan]
• Rhymes: -anan
• Syllabification: ja‧la‧nan

Noun

jalanan

1. street

   Synonym: ratan

   1. a paved part of road, usually in a village or a town
   2. a road as above, but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings

Adjective

jalanan (comparative lebih jalanan, superlative paling jalanan)

1. street (having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends)

   Musik jalanan ― Street music

Further reading

• “jalanan”, 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