No. 529 in Indonesian
tenggara
"Southeast"
In a sentence
Pulau Bali terletak di tenggara Pulau Jawa.
Bali Island is located to the southeast of Java Island.
Here, "tenggara" is used as a direction to indicate the relative geographic position of Bali to Java.
Angin tenggara membawa udara hangat dari laut.
The southeast wind brings warm air from the sea.
In this sentence, "tenggara" specifies the origin of the wind blowing towards a specific location.
Wilayah tenggara Indonesia memiliki banyak pulau kecil.
The southeastern region of Indonesia has many small islands.
Here, "tenggara" is used to describe a specific region of a country in terms of its geographical orientation.
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