antara
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
- From Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”)
- From Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
antara (first-person possessive antaraku, second-person possessive antaramu, third-person possessive antaranya)
Preposition edit
antara
- interim
- Synonym: sementara
- intermediate
- between: in the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree.
- among: denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects.
- (colloquial) approximately
- Synonyms: kira-kira, lebih kurang
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “antara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malagasy edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
antara
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
antara
Malay edit
Etymology edit
- From Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”)
- From Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”)
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -a
Preposition edit
antara (Jawi spelling انتارا)
- between
- Tiada apa-apa antara kami berdua.
- There is nothing between the two of us.
Verb edit
berantara
- to have a gap between, to be discontinuous
Verb edit
mengantara
- to intervene, to premediate
Further reading edit
- “antara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”) and Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
antara
Preposition edit
antara
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- "antara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.