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

  1. (dated) autonomy, self-government
    Synonyms: swapraja, otonomi
  2. (dated, historical) ellipsis of daerah swatantra (autonomous area)

Adjective

swatantra

  1. (dated) autonomous
    Synonym: otonom

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

swatantra

  1. 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

  1. self-dependence
  2. independence
  3. self-will, freedom

Adjective

swatantra

  1. independent, free
  2. uncontrolled
  3. full-grown

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦱ꧀ꦮꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿ (swatantra)
    • Indonesian: swatantra

Further reading

  • "swatantra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.