ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ

Javanese

Alternative forms

ꦤꦸꦱ꧀ꦮꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Nuswantara)

Etymology

From Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the other islands”, literally “island + other, as a whole”). Doublet of ꦤꦸꦱ꧀ꦮꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Nuswantara).

Proper noun

ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Nusantara)

1. Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.
2. Endonym for the Republic of Indonesia, including everything contained in it (i.e., the regions, people, cultures, languages, etc.).

   Deutschland minangka endonim kanggo Jerman, Nihon minangka endonim kanggo Jepang, dene Nusantara minangka endonim kanggo Indonesia.

   Deutschland is the endonym of Germany, Nihon is the endonym of Japan, meanwhile Nusantara is the endonym of Indonesia.

3. Capital city of the Republic of Indonesia.

   Ibukutha Indonesia yaiku Nusantara, dumunung ing pesisir wétan pulo Kalimantan.

   The de jure capital city of Indonesia is Nusantara, located in the eastern coast of Kalimantan island.

4. (historical, archaic) The conquered territories of the Majapahit empire, corresponding to present-day Indonesia (main) and several Southeast Asian countries.

Descendants

• Banyumasan: Nusantara
• → Dutch: Nusantara (learned)
• → English: Nusantara (learned)
• → Indonesian: Nusantara
• → Malay: Nusantara

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “Nusantara”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN