rona
Malay
Etymology
Metathesized form of warna, from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).
Pronunciation
Noun
rona
- colour
- 1963, Arena Wati, Gelora, Pustaka Antara, page 245,
- Dan mata-nya mĕmancar dĕngan rona bĕrahi.
- And his eyes shone with the colour of passion.
- Dan mata-nya mĕmancar dĕngan rona bĕrahi.
- 1981, Nazel Hashim Mohamad, Telatah, Eastern Universities Press (M), page 17,
- Selama pohon bongor itu di situ selama itulah kubur si Apek bongkok akan dihiasi dengan bebunga rona ungu muda.
- As long as the Giant Crape-myrtle tree is there, the grave of the hunched Chinaman will always be adorned with light purple-coloured flowers.
- Selama pohon bongor itu di situ selama itulah kubur si Apek bongkok akan dihiasi dengan bebunga rona ungu muda.
- 1997, Abdullah Hussain, Dari Kota Cahaya, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, page 350,
- Merenung muka suaminya yang diam tenang dan tak bergerak, yang telah tidak ada rona lagi.
- She stared at her husband's tranquil and unmoving face, which no longer bore any colour.
- Merenung muka suaminya yang diam tenang dan tak bergerak, yang telah tidak ada rona lagi.
- 1963, Arena Wati, Gelora, Pustaka Antara, page 245,
Synonyms
Derived terms
- berona
- meronai
- meronakan
- serona
References
- "rona" in Kamus Dewan, Third Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 1996.
- "warna" in A Dictionary of the Malayan Language, in Two Parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan, William Marsden, Cox and Baylis, 1812, page 353.
- "rona" in A Malay-English Dictionary, Richard James Wilkinson, Kelly & Walsh Limited, 1901-1903, page 350.
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