kitar

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Contraction of ke- +‎ edar, from Malay kitar. Compare Old Javanese kedĕr (“turned round; overturned; wandering, spinning”).

Verb

kitar

  1. to rotate, to turn around
    Synonyms: edar, keliling, pusing, putar

Noun

kitar (plural kitar-kitar)

  1. (transport) cycle (the number of activities that can be carried out by a means of transportation from one starting point per unit time)

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • berkitar
  • kitaran
  • mengitar
  • mengitar-ngitar
  • mengitari
  • mengitarkan
  • pengitaran
  • perkitaran
  • sekitar
  • terkitar-kitar

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau kitar.

Verb

kitar

  1. (dialect) to push (aside)
    Synonyms: desak, tolak
Derived terms
  • memperkitarkan
  • mengitarkan

Further reading

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