permatang

• pematang (nonstandard, Indonesia)

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /pə(r)ˈmataŋ/ [pə(r)ˈma.t̪aŋ]
• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /pərˈmataŋ/ [pərˈma.t̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -ataŋ, -taŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: per‧ma‧tang

permatang (Jawi spelling ڤرماتڠ, plural permatang-permatang or permatang²)

1. ridge:
   1. raised path (especially a raised bank of earth forming a boundary between paddy fields)

      Synonyms: permatang sawah, batas

      Pesawah itu sedang berehat di atas permatang.

      The rice farmer is resting on the ridge.

      Mereka terpaksa meniti permatang sawah yang sempit dan licin itu dengan berhati-hati untuk sampai ke seberang.

      They had to carefully walk along the narrow and slippery paddy field ridge to get to the other side.

   2. line upon which two slopes meet (especially of a mountain or hill)

      Hyponym: beting (“sand ridge”)

      Terdapat banyak siput di permatang pasir itu.

      There are many seashells on that sand ridge.

• > Indonesian: pematang (inherited, through nonstandard pematang)

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