natar

See also: nåtar and n-atar

Balinese

Romanization

natar

1. Romanization of ᬦᬢᬃ

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin natō (“I swim; I float”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈtar/

Verb

natar (present tense natas, past tense natis, future tense natos, imperative natez, conditional natus)

1. (intransitive) to swim

Conjugation

Conjugation of natar

		present		past		future
infinitive		natar		natir		nator
tense		natas		natis		natos
conditional		natus		—		—
imperative		natez		—		—
adjective active participle		natanta		natinta		natonta
adverbial active participle		natante		natinte		natonte
nominal active participle	singular	natanto		natinto		natonto
	plural	natanti		natinti		natonti

Indonesian

Etymology

• From Old Javanese natar (“grounds, yard; ground, surface of cloth on which the pattern is painted”).
• From Balinese natar (ᬦᬢᬃ, “house-complex”).

Both are inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *natad (“cleared area around house, cleared ground in village”), from Proto-Austronesian *NataD (“outside”). Related to Indonesian latar (“background”). Cognate of Tetum natar (“rice paddy, paddy field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnatar]
• Hyphenation: na‧tar

Noun

natar (uncountable)

1. background colour in batik.

   Synonyms: dasar, latar

Noun

natar (uncountable)

1. backyard

   Synonyms: halaman, pekarangan

Further reading

• “natar” 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.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Cognate of Balinese natar (ᬦᬢᬃ, “house-complex”), Indonesian natar (“background colour in batik, backyard”), Tetum natar (“rice paddy, paddy field”).

Noun

natar

1. background colour in batik.
2. backyard

Alternative forms

• ᬦᬢᬃ
• ꦤꦠꦂ (natar)

Tetum

Etymology

Cognate of Old Javanese natar (“grounds, yard; ground, surface of a piece of cloth on which the pattern is painted”), Balinese ᬦᬢᬃ (“backyard”), Indonesian natar.

Noun

natar

1. rice paddy; paddy field