citra

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English

Noun

citra (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of chitra (Indian art genre)

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay citra (image), from Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, picture).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): , /t͡ʃit.ra/ (formal)
  • IPA(key): , /t͡ʃi.tra/ (colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: cit‧ra (formal)
  • Hyphenation: ci‧tra (colloquial)

Noun

citra (plural citra-citra, first-person possessive citraku, second-person possessive citramu, third-person possessive citranya)

  1. image; picture; visualization
    Synonyms: rupa, gambar, gambaran
    1. (management) people's perception towards a person, company, organization or product
    2. (literary) mental or visual effect created by a word, phrase or sentence that has the basic elements of prose and poetry
    3. (forestry) data or information from aerial photographs used as evaluation materials

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

citra

  1. Romanization of ꦕꦶꦠꦿ

Latin

Etymology

citer +‎ (adverb)

Pronunciation

Adjective

citra

  1. inflection of citer:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
    2. nominative/ablative/vocative feminine singular

Adverb

citrā (not comparable)

  1. on this side
    Synonym: hinc
    Antonyms: ultrā, ultrō

Preposition

citrā (+ accusative)

  1. (of location) on this side of, before, under
  2. (of location) without, apart from

References

  • citra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • citra in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • citra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • citra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, picture).

Pronunciation

Noun

citra (Jawi spelling چيترا, plural citra-citra, informal 1st possessive citraku, 2nd possessive citramu, 3rd possessive citranya)

  1. (dated) picture
    Synonym: gambar
  2. (dated) drawing
    Synonym: lukisan
  3. (dated) sculpture
    Synonym: arca
  4. image or perception towards a person, object, or organization
    • 2019 June 16, Amin Senin, “Memugar jiwa pendidik, asah gaya fikir [Renewing the soul of an educator, sharpening the method of thinking]”, in Berita Harian, archived from the original on 12 November 2019:
      Citra seorang guru selalu dinilai berdasarkan keberkesanan dan kecekapan mereka melaksanakan peranan dan tanggungjawab keguruan.
      The image of a teacher is often evaluated based on the effectiveness and efficiency of the teacher to execute the role and responsibilities of teaching.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: citra (inherited)

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, picture).

Pronunciation

Noun

citra

  1. painting, picture, sketch
  2. letter

Adjective

citra

  1. variegated, many-coloured, bright-coloured
  2. extraordinary

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Noun

cȉtra f (Cyrillic spelling ци̏тра)

  1. zither

Declension