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English
Etymology
From Indonesian Kalimantan.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kalimantan
- A region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.
Derived terms
Noun
Kalimantan (plural Kalimantans)
- (anthropology) A member of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group native to Kalimantan island.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay Kalimantan. In the current sense derived from Indonesian Kalimantan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaː.liˈmɑn.tɑn/
- Hyphenation: Ka‧li‧man‧tan
Proper noun
Kalimantan n
- Kalimantan (A region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo)
- (obsolete) Borneo
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Indonesian Kalimantan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑlimɑntɑn/,
- Rhymes: -ɑntɑn
- Syllabification(key): Ka‧li‧man‧tan
Proper noun
Kalimantan
- Kalimantan (A region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo)
Declension
Indonesian
Etymology
Unknown
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: Ka‧li‧man‧tan
Proper noun
Kalimantan
- Kalimantan (A region in Southeast Asia; the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo)
- A former province of Indonesia, capital: Banjarmasin
Noun
Kalimantan
- (anthropology) a member of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group native to Kalimantan island
Compounds
Descendants
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