Bahasa Melayu

perantau

Bahasa Melayu

English

wanderer, traveller

A perantau is a person who travels far from home or lives away from his or her own place.

ڤرانتاو

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Sebagai perantau, dia belajar hidup berdikari.

    As a traveller away from home, he learned to live independently.

  2. Banyak perantau pulang ke kampung ketika cuti.

    Many travellers away from home returned to the village during the holidays.

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perantau

Use perantau for a person who travels or lives away from home.

Word family

Common derived forms

perantauan
journey; foreign place; travel

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.