rantai

Inherited from Malay rantai, from Old Javanese rantay (“chain; rope; circular flower arrangement”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrantai̯/ [ˈran̪.t̪ai̯]
• Rhymes: -antai̯
• Syllabification: ran‧tai

rantai

1. chain (a series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal)
2. chain (a series of interconnected things)

   Synonym: persambungan

3. (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) (a number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule)
4. (figuratively) shackles (a restraint on one's action, activity, or progress)

   Synonym: belenggu

rantai (active merantai, passive dirantai)

1. (transitive) to chain (to fasten something with a chain)
2. (transitive) to chain (to secure someone with fetters)

• “rantai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• “merantai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Old Javanese rantay (“chain; rope; circular flower arrangement”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

rantai (Jawi spelling رنتاي, plural rantai-rantai or rantai²)

1. chain

• "rantai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017