bumantara
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- bomantara
Etymology
From Javanese ꦧꦾꦺꦴꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (byomantara, “sky”), from Old Javanese byomāntara (“sky”), from Sanskrit व्योम (vyoma, “sky”) + अन्तर (antara, “between”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bumanˈtara/ [bu.man̪ˈt̪a.ra]
- Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: bu‧man‧ta‧ra
Noun
bumantara (plural bumantara-bumantara)
- (archaic) sky, atmosphere, space
- Synonyms: ambara, angkasa, awang-awang, cakrawala, dirgantara, horizon, langit, udara
Further reading
- “bumantara” 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.