rintis

Indonesian

Noun

rintis (plural rintis-rintis)

1. jungle trail/track; a narrow trail cleared through a dense forest

Verb

rintis

1. to cut a trail through a dense forest
2. to start (e.g. a business)

Derived terms

• perintis (“pioneer”)

Malay

Etymology

Might be related to rentas or lintas. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

rintis (Jawi spelling رينتيس, plural rintis-rintis, informal 1st possessive rintisku, 2nd possessive rintismu, 3rd possessive rintisnya)

1. jungle trail/track; a narrow trail cleared through a dense forest

Verb

rintis (Jawi spelling رينتيس)

1. to cut a trail through a dense forest
2. to clear land to make a road, to pave way or road
3. to break through an obstacle
4. to start (e.g. tasks, businesses)

Adjective

rintis (Jawi spelling رينتيس)

1. beginning, breakthrough, first

   Synonyms: mula, dahulu, pertama

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• perintis (“groundbreaker, pioneer”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• rintisan (“pioneering, breakthrough start-up”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• perintisan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “رنتس rintis”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 339
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “rintis”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 342

Further reading

• “rintis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.