pratama

Balinese

Romanization

pratama

1. Romanization of ᬧ᭄ᬭᬣᬫ

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 (first-person possessive pratamaku, second-person possessive pratamamu, third-person possessive pratamanya)

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