tenggara

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təŋɡara/

Noun

tenggara

1. southeast

   Asia Tenggara ― Southeast Asia

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tenggara, from Malayalam തെൻകര (teṉkara, “southeast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [təŋˈɡara]

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• Hyphenation: têng‧ga‧ra

Noun

tênggara (plural tenggara-tenggara)

1. 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, informal 1st possessive tenggaraku, 2nd possessive tenggaramu)

1. 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.