overwordExplorer
INDONESIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ranjau.

ranjau, punji, punji stick (a sharpened stick, often made of bamboo and covered in feces or other biohazardous material, set in the ground to wound or impale enemy soldiers)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈrand͡ʒau̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈraɲ.d͡ʒau̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. ranjau, punji, punji stick (a sharpened stick, often made of bamboo and covered in feces or other biohazardous material, set in the ground to wound or impale enemy soldiers)

  2. caltrop, trap

  3. mine (exploding device)

  4. land mine a mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.

  5. land mine a critical subject or situation with concealed or unpredictable implications.

    figuratively
  6. land mine a pile of uncollected dog poop left in a space (like a sidewalk, park, or common lawn) that someone might accidentally step in.

    figuratively
  7. depth charge (bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater)

  8. something that is deliberately made to harm people

    figuratively
  9. deceit, guile, trickery

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ranjau.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

ranjau has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

ranjau studioranjau workshello, ranjau

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

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