Asia Tenggara
Malay
Etymology
Compound of Asia + tenggara (“southeast”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [a.si.a təŋ.ɡa.rə]
Audio (Malaysia): (file)
- (Baku) IPA(key): [a.si.a təŋ.ɡa.ra]
Proper noun
- Southeast Asia (a geographic region of Asia, comprising the territories of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam)
Further reading
- “Asia Tenggara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.