kotoran

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kotoran. Equivalent to kotor (“dirty, filthy”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /koˈtoran/ [koˈt̪o.ran]
• Rhymes: -oran
• Syllabification: ko‧to‧ran

Noun

kotoran (plural kotoran-kotoran)

1. dung, excrement (human and animal solid waste from the bowels)
2. filth, dirt (that which soils or defiles)

Further reading

• “kotoran”, 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

Affixation of kotor (“dirty”) +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /koˈtoran/ [koˈt̪o.ran]
• Rhymes: -oran, -ran, -an
• Hyphenation: ko‧to‧ran

Noun

kotoran (Jawi spelling کوتورن, plural kotoran-kotoran or kotoran²)

1. filth, dirt

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kotoran (inherited)

Further reading

• “kotoran”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017