lantaran

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi lantaran. Reanalyzed as lantar +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Noun

lantaran

  1. cause (the source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result)
    Synonym: sebab
  2. (obsolete) intermediary (one or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end)
    Synonyms: perantara, jalan

Conjunction

lantaran

  1. because
    Synonyms: karena, sebab, soalnya, gara-gara
    1. by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
    2. as is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that

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