pratama

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese prathama (“first; chief; excellence; firstly”), from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathamá, “first, primary, original”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pra.ta.mə/
• Rhymes: -amə
• Hyphenation: pra‧ta‧ma

Numeral

pratama (Balinese script ᬧ᭄ᬭᬣᬫ)

1. first

Further reading

• “pratama” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦿꦠꦩ (pratama, “best”), from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathamá, “first, primary, original”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pratʰamás (“first, foremost”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-tm̥mós (“foremost”). Doublet of pertama.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /praˈtama/ [praˈt̪a.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: pra‧ta‧ma

Noun

pratama (plural pratama-pratama)

1. (scouting) main squad leader

Further reading

• “pratama” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

pratama

1. romanization of ꦥꦿꦠꦩ