utama

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay utama, from Classical Malay utama, from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama, “highest; last; supreme; uppermost”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈutama/
  • Hyphenation: u‧ta‧ma

Adjective

utama

  1. best.
    Synonym: terbaik
  2. main, principal
    Synonyms: terpenting, pokok
  3. (in compound, of position) chief
    Auditor utama. ― Chief auditor.

Affixed terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama, “highest; last; supreme; uppermost”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

utama (Jawi spelling اوتام)

  1. best
    Synonym: unggul
  2. main (principal), foremost
    Synonym: pokok

Derived terms

References

  • Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, page 279
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اتم oetama”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 2
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اتام utama”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 3
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “utama”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 640

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