tanah genting

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tanah +‎ genting.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌtanah ɡənˈtiŋ/ [ˌt̪a.nah ɡən̪ˈt̪iŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: ta‧nah gen‧ting

Noun

tanah genting (plural tanah-tanah genting)

  1. (geography) isthmus: a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Compound of tanah +‎ genting.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈtanah ɡənˈteŋ/ [ˈt̪a.nah ɡən̪ˈt̪eŋ]
    • Rhymes: -teŋ, -eŋ
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈtanah ɡənˈtiŋ/ [ˈt̪a.nah ɡən̪ˈt̪iŋ]
    • Rhymes: -tiŋ, -iŋ
  • Hyphenation: ta‧nah gen‧ting

Noun

tanah genting (plural tanah-tanah genting)

  1. (geography) isthmus: a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
    Synonyms: genting tanah (obsolete), ismus, segenting

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