tawuran

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /taˈwuran/ [t̪aˈwu.ran]
  • Rhymes: -uran
  • Syllabification: ta‧wu‧ran

Etymology 1

From tawur +‎ -an.

Noun

tawuran

  1. brawl (a disorderly with a large number of people involved)
    Synonym: (rare) tawur
    Kemarin sore ada tawuran di sekolah kita.
    Yesterday at afternoon there was a brawl at our school.

Etymology 2

From tawur +‎ -an (“verb-deriving suffix”).

Verb

tawuran

  1. (intransitive, informal) to brawl (to engage in a brawl)
    Synonym: bertawuran
    Mereka tawuran di dekat masjid.
    They brawled near the mosque.
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