tawuran

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

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.