tata cara
Indonesian
editEtymology
editCompound of tata (“order”) + cara (“way, manner”), from Malay tatacara, calque from Chinese 做法 (zuòfǎ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittata cara (first-person possessive tata caraku, second-person possessive tata caramu, third-person possessive tata caranya)
Alternative forms
edit- tatacara (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
edit- “tata cara” 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.