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tanah air

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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A dvandva compound of tanah (land) +‎ air (water), literally land (and) water, from Malay tanah air. A similar conjoining pattern can be found with palu arit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tanah air (uncountable)

  1. homeland; fatherland; motherland.

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Malay

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Etymology

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From tanah (land) +‎ air (water), literally land (and) water.

Noun

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tanah air (Jawi spelling تانه اءير, plural tanah-tanah air, informal 1st possessive tanah airku, 2nd possessive tanah airmu, 3rd possessive tanah airnya)

  1. homeland; fatherland; motherland.

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: tanah air

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