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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay berontak, from Javanese ꦧꦿꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦏ꧀ (brontak, “to revolt”). Equivalent to ber- + ronta and ber- + rantai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈrɔntak/
- Hyphenation: bê‧ron‧tak
Verb
bêrontak
- to struggle
- Synonym: meronta
- (figurative) to disobey
- Synonym: melawan
- (figurative) to revolt, to rebel, to uprise
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