ngarai

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ngarai, from Old Javanese ṅare, are (“plain (at the foot of the mountain); (of land) low, level and open”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈŋarai̯/ [ˈŋa.rai̯]
• Rhymes: -arai̯
• Syllabification: nga‧rai

Noun

ngarai (plural ngarai-ngarai)

1. canyon
2. gorge

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋaraj/ [ˈŋa.rai̯]
• Rhymes: -arai̯
• Hyphenation: nga‧rai

Noun

ngarai (Jawi spelling ڠاراي, plural ngarai-ngarai or ngarai²)

1. (geography, geography) canyon (a valley cut in rock by a river)

   Synonym: kanyon

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• ngarai pantai (“chine”)
• ngarai peti (“box canyon”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: ngarai (inherited)

Further reading

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