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atau.

or

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

conj/ˈatau̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.t̪au̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. or

Where this word comes from

From earlier ataoe, from Malay atau (“or”), from Old Malay अथवा (athavā), from Pali atha vā (“or”), from Sanskrit अथो (atho) < अथवा (athavā, “or, rather”).

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