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Kelantan

Kelantan

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A state in northeastern Malaysia ruled by a sultan
  • proper noun
: Kelantan
  • In her engaging 1998 essay on the "song maps" of the Temiar, a Senoi group living in the states of Perak and Kelantan, Marina Roseman revealed the closeness.
  • the state of Kelantan

Examples

  • "This girl behind you—she's from Kelantan!

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  • I gave him RM3.00 before he drove away with that Kelantan girl.

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  • Although Kelantan and Terengganu are neighboring states on the East Coast, we speak completely different dialects.

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  • Mohamed Yusoff Ismail, "Buddhism in a Muslim State: Theravada Practices and Religious Life in Kelantan," pp. 321-336.

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  • That wouldn't be a problem if you lived in the Malaysian state of Kelantan.

  • The new PAS government in Kelantan tried to institute sharia law until the federal government blocked that move.

  • Although Kelantan and Terengganu are neighboring states on the East Coast, we speak completely different dialects.

Surface Forms

Kelantan main

Etymology

Kelantan may come from the Malay word kilat meaning 'lightning'; one popular story says the area was called for sudden storms, while another idea links the name to a local river. So, thinking of 'lightning' or a river helps you remember that Kelantan is the name of a Malaysian state.