swatantra
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦱ꧀ꦮꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿ (swatantra), from Old Javanese swatantra (“self-dependence, independence”), from Sanskrit स्वतन्त्र (svatantra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /swaˈtantra/ [swaˈt̪an̪.t̪ra]
- Rhymes: -antra
- Syllabification: swa‧tan‧tra
Noun
swatantra
- (dated) autonomy, self-government
- (dated, historical) ellipsis of daerah swatantra (“autonomous area”)
Adjective
swatantra
- (dated) autonomous
- Synonym: otonom
Further reading
- “swatantra” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
swatantra
- romanization of ꦱ꧀ꦮꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿ
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वतन्त्र (svatantra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swa.tan.tra/
- Rhymes: -tra
- Hyphenation: swa‧tan‧tra
Noun
swatantra
- self-dependence
- independence
- self-will, freedom
Adjective
swatantra
- independent, free
- uncontrolled
- full-grown
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "swatantra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.