Kelantan

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Kelantan.

Proper noun

Kelantan

  1. A state in western Malaysia. Capital: Kota Bharu.
    • 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 292:
      Anne Talbot looked demurely ravishing, as was her intention, in a very low-cut evening frock of bottle-green, choker of Kelantan silver, earrings in the shape of krises.
  2. A major river in Kelantan, Malaysia.

Derived terms

Translations

Malay

Pronunciation
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /kəlantan/
  • (Kelantan-Pattani) IPA(key): /kəlãtɛ̃/
  • Rhymes: -antan, -tan, -an

Proper noun

Kelantan (Jawi spelling کلنتن)

  1. Kelantan (a state of Malaysia)

Adjective

Kelantan

  1. Kelantanese
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