Nusantara

English

Etymology

From Indonesian Nusantara, from Javanese Nusantara (ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ, “the islands, Indonesia”), from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”).

Proper noun

Nusantara

1. An archipelago in Southeast Asia: Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.
2. A country in Southeast Asia: Endonym for the Republic of Indonesia, including everything contained within it (i.e., covering the regions, people, cultures, languages, etc.).

   Deutschland is the endonym of Germany, Nihon is the endonym of Japan, meanwhile Nusantara is the endonym of Indonesia.

3. The planned capital city of Indonesia in East Kalimantan, on Borneo

   The de jure capital city of Indonesia is Nusantara, located in the eastern coast of Kalimantan island.

4. (historical, archaic) A region of Southeast Asia. The conquered territories of the Majapahit empire, corresponding to present-day Indonesia (main) and several Southeast Asian countries.

Balinese

Romanization

Nusantara

1. Romanization of ᬦᬹᬲᬵᬦ᭄ᬢᬭ.

Dutch

Etymology

From Javanese Nusantara (ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ, “the islands, Indonesia”), from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Nusantara ?

1. Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands
2. a museum in the Netherlands dedicated specifically to art and cultural objects from Indonesia

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese Nusantara (ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ, “the islands, Indonesia”), from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”). By surface analysis, blend of nusa +‎ antara.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /nusanˈtara/ [nu.sanˈt̪a.ra]

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• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: Nu‧san‧ta‧ra

Proper noun

Nusantara

1. Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.
2. Nusantara (the planned capital city of Indonesia, in East Kalimantan)

Derived terms

• menusantara

Descendants

• → English: Nusantara

See also

• mancanegara (“foreign country, international”)
• Insulinde (“Indonesian Archipelago”)

Further reading

• “Nusantara” 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

Nusantara

1. Romanization of ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed either from Javanese ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Nusantara, “the islands”) or from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”). By surface analysis, blend of nusa +‎ antara. Attested in a Malay Annals manuscript from 1808.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [nu.san.ta.rə]
  • Rhymes: -rə, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [nu.san.ta.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ra, -a
• Hyphenation: Nu‧san‧ta‧ra

Proper noun

Nusantara (Jawi spelling نوسانتارا)

1. (geography) The Malay Archipelago; the islands comprising the countries of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysian Borneo, Papua New Guinea, and the Phillipines.

   Synonym: Kepulauan Melayu

2. (Indonesia, geography) The Indonesian Archipelago; the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or the geographical groups which include its islands.

   Synonym: Kepulauan Indonesia

3. Nusantara (the planned capital city of Indonesia, in East Kalimantan)

Affixations

• kenusantaraan (“Nusantaran”)

Further reading

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

Osing

Etymology

From Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”).

Proper noun

Nusantara

1. Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.

See also

• mancanegara (“foreign country, international”)

Sundanese

Romanization

Nusantara

1. Romanization of ᮔᮥᮞᮔ᮪ᮒᮛ

Tengger

Etymology

From Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”).

Proper noun

Nusantara

1. Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.

See also

• mancanegara (“foreign country, international”)