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ancak.

land ownership marker

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈant͡ʃak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈaɲ.t͡ʃak̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. land ownership marker

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Medan Malay [Term?].

noun/ˈant͡ʃak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈaɲ.t͡ʃak̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. place or case of gamelan bar

  2. a tool made from wooden slats used for threshing rice

Where this word comes from

From Osing [Term?], from Old Javanese añcak, wañcak (“bamboo fence”). Compare to Etymology 3.

noun/ˈant͡ʃak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈaɲ.t͡ʃak̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. woven bamboo mat on which offerings to the spirits are placed

  2. synonym of para-para

Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦲꦚ꧀ꦕꦏ꧀ (ancak, “woven bamboo mat”), from Old Javanese añcak, wañcak (“bamboo fence”). Compare to Etymology 4.

noun/ˈant͡ʃak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈaɲ.t͡ʃak̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. the land of oil palm plantation

Where this word comes from

Compare to Etymology 1.

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