jalanan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of jalan +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒaˈla.nan/
• Rhymes: -nan
• Hyphenation: ja‧la‧nan

Noun

jalanan (plural jalanan-jalanan, first-person possessive jalananku, second-person possessive jalananmu, third-person possessive jalanannya)

1. street
   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
2. (informal) synonym of jalan (“road”)

Adjective

jalanan

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

   Musik jalanan ― Street music

Further reading

• “jalanan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.