antarabangsa

Malay

Alternative forms

• antarbangsa (Indonesian)

Etymology

Compound of antara (“between”) +‎ bangsa (“nation”), calque of English international.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [an.ta.rə.baŋ.sə]
  • Rhymes: -sə, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [an.ta.ra.baŋ.sa]
  • Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧ra‧bang‧sa

Adjective

antarabangsa (Jawi spelling انتارابڠسا)

1. Of or having to do with more than one nation; international.

   Synonym: internasional (uncommon)

   perhubungan antarabangsa ― international relationships

   lapangan terbang antarabangsa ― international airport

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mengantarabangsakan (“to internationalize sth”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• keantarabangsaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• pengantarabangsaan (“internationalization”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Further reading

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