antara
Indonesian
Etymology
- From Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”)
- From Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /anˈtara/ [an̪ˈt̪a.ra]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: an‧ta‧ra
Preposition
antara
- interim
- Synonym: sementara
- intermediate
- between
- among
- (colloquial) approximately
- Synonyms: kira-kira, lebih kurang
Noun
antara (plural antara-antara) (uncommon)
Derived terms
- berantara
- memperantarai
- mengantara
- mengantarai
- pengantara
- pengantaraan
- perantara
- perantaraan
- antara lain
Further reading
- “antara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malagasy
Etymology 1
Noun
antara
Etymology 2
Adjective
antara
Malay
Etymology
- From Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”)
- From Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”)
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /anˈtarə/ [an̪ˈt̪a.rə]
Audio (Malaysia): (file) - Rhymes: -arə
Preposition
antara (Jawi spelling انتارا)
- Between:
- 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
- Involving.
- perlanggaran antara dua kenderaan ― a crash between two vehicles
- Among or from.
- Pilih antara dua warna ini.
- Choose between these two colours.
- In the scope of.
- murid antara umur 15 dan 17 tahun ― students between the ages 15 and 17
- In the middle of two things (of abstract or concrete objects).
- Among, one of.
- Itu antara sebab aku tak suka pisang.
- That's one of the reasons I don't like bananas.
- While.
- Close to; near.
- Approximately, about, more or less.
- (in compound words) Inter-.
Affixations
- antarai
- antaranya
- mengantara
- pengantara
- pengantaraan
- perantara
- perantaraan
Compounds
- antara akar
- antara arkus
- antara atom
- antara bandar
- antara batas
- antara braket
- antara budaya
- antara gigi
- antara gunung
- antara jalur
- antara kanin
- antara kuspa
- antara kuspid
- antara lain
- antara logam
- antara molekul
- antara muka
- antara perbani
- antara prisma
- antara proksimal
- antara satah
- antara sistem
- antara zon
- antarabangsa
Descendants
- Indonesian: antara
Noun
antara (Jawi spelling انتارا)
- An interval or gap:
- Space between two objects.
- A time interval.
- Synonyms: selang waktu, masa
Descendants
- Indonesian: antara
Notes
- ^ 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
- “antara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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
Preposition
antara
Derived terms
- amantarani
- apāntara
- apāntaran
- māntara
- pāntara
- pāntaran
- tan pāntara
- daśadeśāntara
- daśadigantara
- deśāntara
- digantara
- dikdeśāntara
- dwīpāntara
- dīpāntara
- janmāntara
- kathāntara
- kriyāntara
- kāraṇāntara
- nūsāntara
- purāntara
- pṛṣṭhāntara
- upāyāntara
- wanāntara
- wṛttāntara
- śāstrāntara
Descendants
- Javanese: ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (antara)
Further reading
- "antara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.