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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch rantsoen (“ration”), from French ration, from Latin ratiōnem.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ran‧sum
Noun
ransum (first-person possessive ransumku, second-person possessive ransummu, third-person possessive ransumnya)
- ration: a portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.
- Synonyms: catu, jatah, pelabur
- diet: a controlled regimen of food and drink, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.
Derived terms
Further reading
Middle English
Noun
ransum
- Alternative form of raunsoun