antara

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See also: Antara and antarā

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay antara.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: an‧ta‧ra

Noun

antara (plural antara-antara)

  1. distance
    Synonym: jarak
  2. interval

Preposition

antara

  1. interim
    Synonym: sementara
  2. intermediate
  3. between: in the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree
  4. among: denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects
  5. (colloquial) approximately
    Synonyms: kira-kira, lebih kurang

Derived terms

Further reading

Malagasy

Etymology 1

Noun

antara

  1. (dialectal, Tankarana) deep water

Etymology 2

Adjective

antara

  1. cold, frigid

Malay

Etymology

Pronunciation

Preposition

antara (Jawi spelling انتارا)

  1. Between:
    1. In the middle of two things (of abstract or concrete objects).
      antara pukul 5 dan pukul 7 ― between 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock
      antara dua kerusi ― between two chairs
    2. Involving.
      perlanggaran antara dua kenderaan ― a crash between two vehicles
    3. Among or from.
      Pilih antara dua warna ini.
      Choose between these two colours.
    4. In the scope of.
      murid antara umur 15 dan 17 tahun ― students between the ages 15 and 17
  2. Among, one of.
    Itu antara sebab aku tak suka pisang.
    That's one of the reasons I don't like bananas.
  3. While.
    Synonyms: sementara, sambil, tatkala
    Ingat antara belum kena.
    Remember while you haven't been affected yet.
  4. Close to; near.
    Synonym: dekat dengan
    Akhirnya sampaiku antara Melaka.
    Finally I reached near Malacca.
  5. Approximately, about, more or less.
    Synonyms: kira-kira, lebih kurang, dalam
    antara 50 orang ― about 50 people
  6. (in compound words) Inter-.
    Synonyms: inter-, antar- (Indonesian)
    antara bandar ― intercity
    antara muka ― interface
    antarabangsa[1] ― international

Affixations

Compounds

Descendants

  • Indonesian: antara

Noun

antara (Jawi spelling انتارا)

  1. An interval or gap:
    1. Space between two objects.
      Synonyms: sela, jarak
    2. A time interval.
      Synonyms: selang waktu, masa

Descendants

Notes

  1. ^ Although compound words in Malay are usually written with a space between the words used, antarabangsa, which is a compound of antara and bangsa, is an exception to the rule.

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”) and Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.ˈta.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ra
  • Hyphenation: an‧ta‧ra

Noun

antara

  1. interval, interspace
  2. other, another
  3. whole area

Preposition

antara

  1. between

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • "antara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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