kemarau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kemarau (“dry”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈmarau̯/ [kəˈma.rau̯]
• Rhymes: -arau̯
• Syllabification: ke‧ma‧rau

Adjective

kemarau (comparative lebih kemarau, superlative paling kemarau)

1. (of the season) dry (lacking rain)

   Synonym: kering

2. (dated) dry

   Synonym: kering

Derived terms

• kemarau basah
• kemarau keras

Noun

kemarau

1. (colloquial) ellipsis of musim kemarau (“dry season”)

Further reading

• “kemarau”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Unknown

• Probably from karau +‎ -um-.
• Probably from inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw (“day”) or Proto-Austronesian *qaləjaw (“day”).
• Probably from derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rɔʔ (“dry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈmaraw/ [kəˈma.rau̯]
• Rhymes: -rau, -au
• Hyphenation: ke‧ma‧rau

Noun

kemarau (Jawi spelling kemarau, plural kemarau-kemarau)

1. drought; dry season (a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall).

   Synonym: kering

   Antonyms: tengkujuh, hujan

   Tanaman padi mati akibat kemarau yang berpanjangan. ― The rice crops died due to the prolonged drought.

   Negara itu sedang menghadapi musim kemarau yang terburuk dalam sejarah. ― The country is facing the worst dry season in history.

Derived terms

Compounds

• musim kemarau

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kemarau (inherited)

Further reading

• "kemarau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "kemarau" at PRPM first version)