tata cara

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tata (“order”) +‎ cara (“way, manner”), from Malay tatacara, calque of Chinese 做法 (zuòfǎ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtata ˈt͡ʃara]

Noun

tata cara (first-person possessive tata caraku, second-person possessive tata caramu, third-person possessive tata caranya)

1. procedure

   Synonym: prosedur

Alternative forms

• tatacara (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “tata cara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.