pancaroba

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit पञ्च (pañca, “spread out”) +‎ रव (rava, “roar, thunder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pant͡ʃaˈroba]
• Hyphenation: pan‧ca‧ro‧ba

Noun

pancaroba (first-person possessive pancarobaku, second-person possessive pancarobamu, third-person possessive pancarobanya)

1. transitional season between dry season and wet season.

   Hypernym: musim

2. (figurative) uncertain.
3. (dated) revolution

   Toendjoekkanlah dasar perbedaan djika hal itoe dibandingkan dengan peroebahan politik dinegeri-negeri asing, oempamanja pantjaroba (revolusi) Cromwell atau pantjaroba Perantjis. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit पञ्च (pañca, “spread out”) +‎ रव (rava, “roar, thunder”).

Noun

pancaroba (Jawi spelling ڤنچاروبا, informal 1st possessive pancarobaku, 2nd possessive pancarobamu, 3rd possessive pancarobanya)

1. transitional season between dry season and wet season.

   Hypernym: musim

2. (figurative) uncertain.

Further reading

• “pancaroba” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.