danau

From Malay danau, from Classical Malay danau, from Proto-Malayic *danaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danaw, from Proto-Austronesian *danaw (“lake”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈdanau̯/ [ˈda.nau̯]

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• Rhymes: -anau̯
• Syllabification: da‧nau

danau (plural danau-danau)

1. lake

   Synonyms: telaga, tasik

• “danau”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Proto-Malayic *danaw (compare Indonesian danau), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danaw, from Proto-Austronesian *danaw (“lake”).

• IPA^(key): /danau̯/
• Rhymes: -anau̯, -nau̯, -au̯

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danau (Jawi spelling داناو, plural danau-danau)

1. lake (body of water)

   Synonyms: telaga, tasik

• Indonesian: danau

• “danau”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

danau

1. soft mutation of tanau