kemarau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kemarau (“dry”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kəˈmarau̯]
Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧rau

Adjective

kemarau

dryness of the season
Synonym: kering
(dated) dry
Synonym: kering

Derived terms

kemarau basah
kemarau keras

Noun

kemarau

(colloquial) ellipsis of musim kemarau (“dry season”).

Further reading

“kemarau” 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.

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