karang taruna

Indonesian

Etymology

From karang +‎ taruna, a calque from Japanese 青年団(せいねんだん) (seinendan).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌkaraŋ taˈruna/ [ˌka.raŋ t̪aˈru.na]
  • Syllabification: ka‧rang ta‧ru‧na

Proper noun

karang taruna

  1. (military) neighborhood youth association
    Synonym: (obsolete) seinendan