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Minangkabau

Minangkabau proper noun: a Malayo-Polynesian language of Malaysia and Indonesia.

Proper noun

Minangkabau

  1. A Malayo-Polynesian language of Malaysia and Indonesia.

Noun

Minangkabau (plural Minangkabaus or Minangkabau)

  1. A member of an ethnic group native to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia.
    Synonyms:
    Minang

Minangkabau meaning in Malay and Indonesian

Minangkabau in Malay

Malayo-Polynesian language
bahasa Minangkabau, Minangkabau

Minangkabau in Indonesian

Malayo-Polynesian language
Minangkabau

Synonyms of Minangkabau

Forms of Minangkabau

pluralMinangkabaus
pluralMinangkabau

Origin of Minangkabau

Borrowed from Minangkabau Minangkabau.

Questions about Minangkabau

What does Minangkabau mean?
Minangkabau means a Malayo-Polynesian language of Malaysia and Indonesia.
What is Minangkabau in Malay?
Minangkabau in Malay is bahasa Minangkabau, Minangkabau. See Minangkabau meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Minangkabau?
Minangkabau can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Minangkabau in the dictionary

  1. Minamitorishima
  2. Minamiuonuma
  3. Minan
  4. Minang
  5. Minanga
  6. Minangkabau
  7. Minangkabaus
  8. Minangs
  9. minaprine
  10. minar
  11. minarchic

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