"rantau" meaning in All languages combined

See rantau on Wiktionary

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈrantau̯/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈran̪.t̪au̯] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: rantau-rantau [plural]
Rhymes: -antau̯ Etymology: Inherited from Malay rantau. Semantic loan from Berau Malay [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|rantau|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay rantau, {{inh+|id|ms|rantau}} Inherited from Malay rantau, {{sl|id|bve}} Semantic loan from Berau Malay [Term?] Head templates: {{id-noun}} rantau (plural rantau-rantau)
  1. (rare) coast, shore Tags: rare Synonyms: pesisir
    Sense id: en-rantau-id-noun-s-EWHX9J
  2. abroad Synonyms: luar negeri
    Sense id: en-rantau-id-noun-pieFkKS6
  3. region Synonyms: daerah
    Sense id: en-rantau-id-noun-xpfSmBv0 Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 52 32 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 3 51 35 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 58 35 1
  4. (dialect Berau) the distance between one end of the bay and the other end
    Sense id: en-rantau-id-noun-aq-Vs2Cx
  5. (dialect Berau) the river channel is straight and long
    Sense id: en-rantau-id-noun-mKlt~Vq7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: merantau, perantau, perantauan, rantauan, seperantauan, serantau

Noun [Malay]

IPA: /rantau̯/ Forms: رنتاو [Jawi], rantau-rantau [plural], rantau² [plural]
Rhymes: -au̯ Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=رنتاو}} rantau (Jawi spelling رنتاو, plural rantau-rantau or rantau²)
  1. region Derived forms: merantau, perantau, perantauan
    Sense id: en-rantau-ms-noun-xpfSmBv0 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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