utama
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay utama, from Classical Malay utama, from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama, “highest; last; supreme; uppermost”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
utama
- best.
- Synonym: terbaik
- main, principal
- Synonyms: terpenting, pokok
- (in compound, of position) chief
- Auditor utama. ― Chief auditor.
Affixed terms edit
Further reading edit
- “utama” 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.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama, “highest; last; supreme; uppermost”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /utamə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /utama/
- Rhymes: -amə, -mə, -ə
- Rhymes: -a
Adjective edit
utama (Jawi spelling اوتام)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- 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
Further reading edit
- “utama” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.