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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese lanterna (“lantern”), from Latin lanterna (“lantern”), itself a corruption of Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”) by influence of Latin lucerna (“lamp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lənˈtɛ.ra/,
- Hyphenation: lên‧tè‧ra
Noun
lêntèra (first-person possessive lenteraku, second-person possessive lenteramu, third-person possessive lenteranya)
- lantern
- Synonyms: tanglung, ting
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Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lənˈtera/
- Hyphenation: len‧te‧ra
Noun
lentera (Jawi spelling لنتيرا, plural lentera-lentera, informal 1st possessive lenteraku, 2nd possessive lenteramu, 3rd possessive lenteranya)
- lantern
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