mancanegara

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed manca- +‎ negara, from Javanese ꦩꦚ꧀ꦕꦤꦒꦫ (mancanagara, “outer provinces; overseas”), from Old Javanese mañcanagara, from Sanskrit मञ्च (mañca, “throne”) +‎ नगर (nagara, “town, city”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /mant͡ʃanəˈɡara/ [man.t͡ʃa.nəˈɡa.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: man‧ca‧ne‧ga‧ra

Noun

mancanêgara (plural mancanegara-mancanegara)

1. foreign country.

   Synonyms: luar negeri, negara asing

2. (colloquial) international.

   Synonyms: antarbangsa, internasional

See also

• Nusantara (“Indonesian archipelago”)

Further reading

• “mancanegara” 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.