tenggara
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təŋɡara/
Noun
tenggara
- southeast
- Asia Tenggara ― Southeast Asia
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tenggara, from Malayalam തെൻകര (teṉkara, “southeast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [təŋˈɡara]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: têng‧ga‧ra
Noun
tênggara (plural tenggara-tenggara)
- southeast
- Asia Tenggara ― Southeast Asia
- Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara ― Lesser Sunda Islands
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- menenggara [agent focus] (meN-)
See also
compass points: mata angin: [edit]
| barat laut | utara | timur laut |
| barat | timur | |
| barat daya | selatan | tenggara |
Further reading
- “tenggara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Malayalam തെൻകര (teṉkara, “southeast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təŋɡara/
- Rhymes: -əŋɡara, -ɡara, -ara, -ra, -a
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [təŋ.ɡä.ɣə]
Noun
tenggara (Jawi spelling تڠݢارا)
- southeast
- Asia Tenggara ― Southeast Asia
Coordinate terms
compass points (Latin script/Rumi): mata angin: [edit]
| barat laut | utara | timur laut |
| barat | timur | |
| barat daya | selatan | tenggara |
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- menenggara [agent focus] (meN-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- musim tenggara
Further reading
- “tenggara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.