renang

From Malay renang, from Proto-Malayic *rənaŋ. Adelaar (1992) proposes a derivation from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋuy via these stages: *maʀ-naŋuy > *mAr-naŋi > *mArənaŋ-i > berenang, from which the verb was derived.

• IPA^(key): [rəˈnaŋ]
• Hyphenation: rê‧nang

renang (active berenang)

1. to swim.

• “renang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Proto-Malayic *rənaŋ (compare Indonesian renang). Adelaar (1992) proposes a derivation from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋuy via these stages: *maʀ-naŋuy > *mAr-naŋi > *mArənaŋ-i > berenang, from which the verb was derived.

• IPA^(key): /rənaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ənaŋ, -naŋ, -aŋ

renang (used in the forms berenang, and merenangi)

1. (intransitive) to swim

   Dia sedang berenang di kolam itu.

   He is swimming in that pool.

2. (transitive) to swim (to traverse a specific body of water, or a specific distance)

   Dia akan merenangi sungai itu.

   He will swim that river.

• renangkan
• renangan

• Indonesian: renang