rantau

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay rantau. Semantic loan from Berau Malay [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrantau̯/ [ˈran̪.t̪au̯]
• Rhymes: -antau̯
• Syllabification: ran‧tau

Noun

rantau (plural rantau-rantau)

1. (rare) coast, shore

   Synonym: pesisir

2. abroad
3. (dialect Berau) the distance between one end of the bay and the other end [since 2025]
4. (dialect Berau) the river channel is straight and long [since 2025]

Derived terms

• merantau
• perantau
• perantauan
• rantauan
• seperantauan
• serantau

Further reading

• “rantau”, 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rantau̯/
• Rhymes: -au̯

Noun

rantau (Jawi spelling رنتاو, plural rantau-rantau or rantau²)

1. region

Derived terms

• merantau
• perantau
• perantauan

Descendants

• Indonesian: rantau

Further reading

• "rantau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017