tanah air

Indonesian

Etymology

A dvandva compound of tanah (“land”) +‎ air (“water”), literally “land (and) water”, from Malay tanah air. A similar conjoining pattern can be found with palu arit.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌtanah ˈair/ [ˌt̪a.nah ˈa.ɪr]
  • Rhymes: -air
  • Syllabification: ta‧nah air

Noun

tanah air (plural tanah-tanah air)

  1. homeland; fatherland; motherland
    Synonyms: tanah bijana, ibu pertiwi, watan, janabijana

Derived terms

  • persada tanah air

See also

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From tanah (“land”) +‎ air (“water”), literally “land (and) water”.

Noun

tanah air (Jawi spelling تانه اءير, plural tanah-tanah air)

  1. homeland; fatherland; motherland.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tanah air

Further reading

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