lantaran

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi lantaran. Reanalyzed as lantar +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /lanˈtaran/ [lanˈt̪a.ran]
• Rhymes: -aran
• Syllabification: lan‧ta‧ran

Noun

lantaran

1. cause (the source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result)

   Synonym: sebab

2. (obsolete) intermediary (one or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end)

   Synonyms: perantara, jalan

Conjunction

lantaran

1. because

   Synonyms: karena, sebab, soalnya, gara-gara

   1. by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
   2. as is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that

Further reading

• “lantaran” 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.