Kelantan

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Kelantan.

Proper noun

Kelantan

  1. A state in western Malaysia. Capital: Kota Bharu.
    • 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 292:
      Anne Talbot looked demurely ravishing, as was her intention, in a very low-cut evening frock of bottle-green, choker of Kelantan silver, earrings in the shape of krises.
  2. A major river in Kelantan, Malaysia.

Derived terms

Translations

Malay

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kelantan (Jawi spelling کلنتن)

  1. Kelantan (a state of Malaysia)

Adjective

Kelantan (comparative lebih Kelantan, superlative paling Kelantan)

  1. Kelantanese