# antara
## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* Antara
* antar-

### Etymology

From Malay antara.
* From Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”)
* From Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [anˈtara]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: an‧ta‧ra

### Noun

antara (uncountable)
* distance
    Synonym: jarak
* interval

### Preposition

antara
* interim
    Synonym: sementara
* intermediate
* between: in the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree.
* among: denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects.
* (colloquial) approximately
    Synonyms: kira-kira, lebih kurang

### Derived terms

* berantara
* memperantarai
* mengantara
* mengantarai
* pengantara
* pengantaraan
* perantara
* perantaraan
* antara lain

### Further reading

* “antara” 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.

## Malagasy
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

antara
* (dialectal, Tankarana) deep water

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

antara
* cold, frigid

## Malay
### Etymology

* From Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”)
* From Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”)

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [an.ta.rə]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
** Rhymes: -rə, -ə
* (Baku) IPA: [an.ta.ra]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
** Rhymes: -ra, -a
* Hyphenation: an‧ta‧ra

### Preposition

antara (Jawi spelling انتارا)
* Between:
** In the middle of two things (of abstract or concrete objects).
    antara pukul 5 dan pukul 7 ― between 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock
    antara dua kerusi ― between two chairs
** Involving.
    perlanggaran antara dua kenderaan ― a crash between two vehicles
** Among or from.
    Pilih antara dua warna ini.Choose between these two colours.
** In the scope of.
    murid antara umur 15 dan 17 tahun ― students between the ages 15 and 17
* Among, one of.
    Itu antara sebab aku tak suka pisang.That's one of the reasons I don't like bananas.
* While.
    Synonyms: sementara, sambil, tatkala
    Ingat antara belum kena.Remember while you haven't been affected yet.
* Close to; near.
    Synonym: dekat dengan
    Akhirnya sampaiku antara Melaka.Finally I reached near Malacca.
* Approximately, about, more or less.
    Synonyms: kira-kira, lebih kurang, dalam
    antara 50 orang ― about 50 people
* (in compound words) Inter-.
    Synonyms: inter-, antar- (Indonesian)
    antara bandar ― intercity
    antara muka ― interface
    antarabangsa ― international

#### Affixations

* antarai
* antaranya
* mengantara
* pengantara
* pengantaraan
* perantara
* perantaraan

#### Compounds

* antara akar
* antara arkus
* antara atom
* antara bandar
* antara batas
* antara braket
* antara budaya
* antara gigi
* antara gunung
* antara jalur
* antara kanin
* antara kuspa
* antara kuspid
* antara lain
* antara logam
* antara molekul
* antara muka
* antara perbani
* antara prisma
* antara proksimal
* antara satah
* antara sistem
* antara zon
* antarabangsa

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: antara

### Noun

antara (Jawi spelling انتارا)
* An interval or gap:
** Space between two objects.
    Synonyms: sela, jarak
** A time interval.
    Synonyms: selang waktu, masa

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: antara

### Notes

* ↑ Although compound words in Malay are usually written with a space between the words used, antarabangsa, which is a compound of antara and bangsa, is an exception to the rule.

### Further reading

* “antara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “interior, interval, difference”) and Sanskrit अन्तरा (antarā, “in the middle, between”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /an.ˈta.ra/
* Rhymes: -ra
* Hyphenation: an‧ta‧ra

### Noun

antara
* interval, interspace
* other, another
* whole area

### Preposition

antara
* between

### Derived terms

* amantarani
* apāntara
* apāntaran
* māntara
* pāntara
* pāntaran
* tan pāntara
* daśadeśāntara
* daśadigantara
* deśāntara
* digantara
* dikdeśāntara
* dwīpāntara
* dīpāntara
* janmāntara
* kathāntara
* kriyāntara
* kāraṇāntara
* nūsāntara
* purāntara
* pṛṣṭhāntara
* upāyāntara
* wanāntara
* wṛttāntara
* śāstrāntara

### Descendants

* Javanese: ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (antara)

### Further reading

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