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renang

Pronunciation: /rəˈnaŋ/

“renang” is an Indonesian word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to swim

Etymology

Inherited from Malay renang, from Proto-Malayic *rənaŋ. Adelaar (1992) proposes a derivation from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋuy via these stages: *maʀ-naŋuy > *mAr-naŋi > *mArənaŋ-i > merenangi > berenang, from which the verb was derived.

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