atau

See also: atáu and ʻatau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay atau (“or”), from Sanskrit, probably अथवा (athavā, “or, rather”) > अथो (atho).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /atau̯/

Conjunction

atau

or

Further reading

“atau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit, probably अथवा (athavā, “or, rather”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /atau̯/
Rhymes: -atau̯, -tau̯, -au̯

Conjunction

atau

or
- 1812, Marsden, William, A Dictionary of the Malayan language in two parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan‎, OCLC 807179629, page 2:
  Pada sūltan atau pada mantrī-nia
  To the sultan or to his ministers

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