dirgantara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Old Javanese dirgantara, from Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha) +‎ अन्तर (antara).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /dirɡanˈtara/ [dir.ɡanˈt̪a.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: dir‧gan‧ta‧ra

Noun

dirgantara (first-person possessive dirgantaraku, second-person possessive dirgantaramu, third-person possessive dirgantaranya)

1. the space, as the atmospheric space and outer space.

   Synonyms: ambara, angkasa, awang-awang, bumantara, cakrawala, horizon, langit, udara

Further reading

• “dirgantara” 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.