berontak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay berontak, from Javanese ꦧꦿꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦏ꧀ (brontak, “to revolt”). Equivalent to ber- +‎ ronta and ber- +‎ rantai.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəˈrɔntak/
Hyphenation: bê‧ron‧tak

Verb

bêrontak

to struggle
Synonym: meronta
(figurative) to disobey
Synonym: melawan
(figurative) to revolt, to rebel, to uprise

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

“berontak” 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.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.