kotoran
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kotoran. Equivalent to kotor (“dirty, filthy”) + -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /koˈtoran/ [koˈt̪o.ran]
- Rhymes: -oran
- Syllabification: ko‧to‧ran
Noun
kotoran (plural kotoran-kotoran)
- dung, excrement (human and animal solid waste from the bowels)
- filth, dirt (that which soils or defiles)
Further reading
- “kotoran”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of kotor (“dirty”) + -an
Pronunciation
- (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /koˈtoran/ [koˈt̪o.ran]
- Rhymes: -oran, -ran, -an
- Hyphenation: ko‧to‧ran
Noun
kotoran (Jawi spelling کوتورن, plural kotoran-kotoran)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: kotoran (inherited)
Further reading
- “kotoran”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017