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negara

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Indonesian negara, from Malay negara, borrowed from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, city). Doublet of Angkor and Nagari.

Noun

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negara (plural negaras)

  1. (historical) A constituent state of Indonesia when it was under Dutch control.

Anagrams

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Balinese

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Romanization

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negara

  1. Romanization of ᬦᬵᬕᬭ.

Betawi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Javanese negara (country), from Old Javanese nagara (country, palace), from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, city).

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Noun

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negara

  1. country

Galician

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Verb

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negara

  1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of negar

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay negara, borrowed from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, city). Doublet of nagari and negeri.

  • Displaced Dutch staat (state (political entity)) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nəˈɡara]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ra, -a
  • Hyphenation: nê‧ga‧ra

Noun

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nêgara (plural)

  1. country, state, nation, polity
    Synonyms: negeri, tanah, tanah air, desa, luar kota

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: negara

Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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negara

  1. Romanization of ꦤꦼꦒꦫ

Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, city).

Noun

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negara (Jawi spelling نݢارا, plural negara-negara, informal 1st possessive negaraku, 2nd possessive negaramu, 3rd possessive negaranya)

  1. country; nation; sovereign state
    • 2018 February 16, Normazlina M.D, “Simbol negara merdeka [Symbol of an independent nation]”, in Media Permata[1], archived from the original on 18 August 2019:
      Bendera negara bukan hanya sekadar sehelai kain yang mempunyai warna atau motif tertentu bahkan ia adalah simbol identiti sesebuah negara yang merdeka lagi berdaulat.
      The national flag is not just a piece of cloth that has a certain color or motif. In fact, it is a symbol of the identity of a nation that is independent and sovereign.

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: ne‧ga‧ra

Verb

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negara

  1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of negar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /neˈɡaɾa/ [neˈɣ̞a.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: ne‧ga‧ra

Verb

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negara

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of negar