antara

See also: Antara and antarā

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Antara
• antar-

Etymology

From Malay antara.

• From Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”)
• From Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anˈtara]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧ra

Noun

antara (plural antara-antara)

1. distance

   Synonym: jarak

2. interval

Preposition

antara

1. interim

   Synonym: sementara

2. intermediate
3. between: in the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree
4. among: denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects
5. (colloquial) approximately

   Synonyms: kira-kira, lebih kurang

Derived terms

• berantara
• memperantarai
• mengantara
• mengantarai
• pengantara
• pengantaraan
• perantara
• perantaraan

• antara lain

Further reading

• “antara” 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.

Malagasy

Etymology 1

Noun

antara

1. (dialectal, Tankarana) deep water

Etymology 2

Adjective

antara

1. cold, frigid

Malay

Etymology

• From Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”)
• From Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”)

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [an.ta.rə]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -rə, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [an.ta.ra]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -ra, -a
• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧ra

Preposition

antara (Jawi spelling انتارا)

1. Between:
   1. In the middle of two things (of abstract or concrete objects).

      antara pukul 5 dan pukul 7 ― between 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock

      antara dua kerusi ― between two chairs

   2. Involving.

      perlanggaran antara dua kenderaan ― a crash between two vehicles

   3. Among or from.

      Pilih antara dua warna ini.

      Choose between these two colours.

   4. In the scope of.

      murid antara umur 15 dan 17 tahun ― students between the ages 15 and 17

2. Among, one of.

   Itu antara sebab aku tak suka pisang.

   That's one of the reasons I don't like bananas.

3. While.

   Synonyms: sementara, sambil, tatkala

   Ingat antara belum kena.

   Remember while you haven't been affected yet.

4. Close to; near.

   Synonym: dekat dengan

   Akhirnya sampaiku antara Melaka.

   Finally I reached near Malacca.

5. Approximately, about, more or less.

   Synonyms: kira-kira, lebih kurang, dalam

   antara 50 orang ― about 50 people

6. (in compound words) Inter-.

   Synonyms: inter-, antar- (Indonesian)

   antara bandar ― intercity

   antara muka ― interface

   antarabangsa ― international

Affixations

• antarai
• antaranya
• mengantara
• pengantara
• pengantaraan
• perantara
• perantaraan

Compounds

• antara akar
• antara arkus
• antara atom
• antara bandar
• antara batas
• antara braket
• antara budaya
• antara gigi
• antara gunung
• antara jalur
• antara kanin
• antara kuspa
• antara kuspid
• antara lain
• antara logam
• antara molekul
• antara muka
• antara perbani
• antara prisma
• antara proksimal
• antara satah
• antara sistem
• antara zon
• antarabangsa

Descendants

• Indonesian: antara

Noun

antara (Jawi spelling انتارا)

1. An interval or gap:
   1. Space between two objects.

      Synonyms: sela, jarak

   2. A time interval.

      Synonyms: selang waktu, masa

Descendants

• Indonesian: antara

Further reading

• “antara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”) and Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.ˈta.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧ra

Noun

antara

1. interval, interspace
2. other, another
3. whole area

Preposition

antara

1. between

Derived terms

• amantarani
• apāntara
• apāntaran
• māntara
• pāntara
• pāntaran
• tan pāntara

• daśadeśāntara
• daśadigantara
• deśāntara
• digantara
• dikdeśāntara
• dwīpāntara
• dīpāntara
• janmāntara
• kathāntara
• kriyāntara
• kāraṇāntara
• nūsāntara
• purāntara
• pṛṣṭhāntara
• upāyāntara
• wanāntara
• wṛttāntara
• śāstrāntara

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (antara)

Further reading

• "antara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.