# kantor
## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cantor.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkantor]

### Noun

kantor m anim (female equivalent kantorka, relational adjective kantorský)
* (dated) schoolmaster, teacher
* (Judaism) cantor, hazzan
* choirmaster, chapelmaster

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “kantor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “kantor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “kantor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Ido
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kanˈtɔr/

### Verb

kantor
* future infinitive of kantar

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay kantor, from Dutch kantoor. Doublet of komputer and konter.
* Translation of Japanese 局(きょく) (kyoku, “bureau, department”) as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah. See kyoku.
* Translation of Japanese 省(しょう) (shō, “bureau, department”) as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah. See -zyoo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkantɔr]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -tɔr, -ɔr, -r
* Hyphenation: kan‧tor

### Noun

kantor (plural kantor-kantor)
* office, a room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work
    Synonym: jawatan
* workplace

#### Derived terms

* berkantor
* kantoran
* perkantoran
* kantor bank
* kantor berita
* kantor besar
* kantor cabang
* kantor cabang pembantu
* kantor departemen
* kantor dinas
* kantor kawat
* kantor lelang
* kantor pengadilan
* kantor perwakilan
* kantor polisi
* kantor pos
* kantor pusat
* kantor tera
* kantor wilayah

### Further reading

* “kantor” 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
### Alternative forms

kantor
* Alternative spelling of ꦏꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦂ (kantor)

## Malay
### Etymology

From Dutch kantoor. Doublet of komputer.

### Noun

kantor (Jawi spelling کنتور, plural kantor-kantor, informal 1st possessive kantorku, 2nd possessive kantormu, 3rd possessive kantornya)
* (Riau, Sumatra) office.
    Synonym: pejabat.
** 1919, Abraham Anthony Fokker, Kitap tjonto soerat-soerat Melajoe, page 250:Bajarannja seperti dahoeloe, boleh Toean tarik wissel kepada Kantor Kompeni Ketjil di sini.The payment is as usual, you can whistle the Small Company Office here.

#### Descendants

* → Min Nan: 幹刀 / 干刀 (kàn-to), 干多 (kan-to)

### References

* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کنتر kantor”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 537
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kantur”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 507

### Further reading

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

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkan.tɔr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -antɔr
* Syllabification: kan‧tor
* Homophone: Kantor

### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin cantor. Compare Kashubian kantór.

#### Noun

kantor m pers (female equivalent kantorka, related adjective kantorski or kantoralny)
* (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) cantor (singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony)
    Hypernym: śpiewak
* (archaic, Protestantism) cantor (choir conductor and organist)
* (Judaism) cantor, hazzan (prayer leader in a Jewish service)
    Synonym: chazan
    Hypernym: śpiewak

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Kontor. Doublet of kontuar.

#### Noun

kantor m inan (diminutive kantorek, related adjective kantorowy)
* bureau de change, currency exchange (place where foreign currency can be exchanged)
* institution dealing with commercial transactions
* store counter (long table from behind which a salesman serves goods in a store)
    Hypernym: lada
* (obsolete) company office
    Hypernym: biuro
* (obsolete) post office (place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post, or mail, and selling stamps, etc.)
    Synonym: poczta

##### Derived terms

* kantorat
* kantoria
* kantorowicz
* kantorowiec
* kantorstwo
* kantorzysta

##### Descendants

* → Vilamovian: kȧntor

### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “kantor II”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “kantor I”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN

### Further reading

* kantor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kantor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* kantor in PWN's encyclopedia

## Sundanese
### Etymology

From Dutch kantoor, from Middle Dutch cantoor, from Old French comtoir, from Medieval Latin computōrium.

### Noun

kantor (Sundanese script ᮊᮔ᮪ᮒᮧᮁ)
* office

## Swedish
### Noun

kantor c
* a cantor (church musician)
* a cantor, a hazzan (prayer leader in Jewish service)

#### Declension
### References

* kantor in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kantor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kantor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)