pelantar

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of peng +‎ lantar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈlan.tar/
  • Hyphenation: pê‧lan‧tar

Noun

pelantar (plural pelantar-pelantar or para pelantar)

  1. a tall seat
  2. the part of the house with a high floor that is used for drying clothes
  3. a ladders for painting buildings
  4. (rare) platform
    Synonym: anjungan
  5. (obsolete) intermediary
    Synonym: perantara

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pa(n)tar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pataʀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə.lan.tar/

Noun

pĕlantar (Jawi spelling ڤلنتر, plural pelantar-pelantar)

  1. platform; rig

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pelantar

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