latar belakang
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of latar (“(back)yard”) + belakang (“back”), calque of Dutch achtergrond (“background”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
latar belakang (first-person possessive latar belakangku, second-person possessive latar belakangmu, third-person possessive latar belakangnya)
- background:
- background music: any music in a film, video game or other medium that establishes mood and is not meant to have the audience's focus.
- motive: a reason for a behaviour.
- Synonym: motif
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “latar belakang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.