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merantau.

to go abroad or outside one's home region to earn one's living

8 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to go abroad or outside one's home region to earn one's living

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From me- + rantau.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.