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)

  1. (geography) canyon (a valley cut in rock by a river)
    Synonym: kanyon

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

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Descendants

  • > Indonesian: ngarai (inherited)

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