Nusantara

English

Etymology

From Indonesian Nusantara, from Javanese Nusantara (ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ, “the islands, Indonesia”), 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.
2. 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

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

4. (historical, archaic) 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nusanˈtara]
• Hyphenation: 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

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

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /nusantara/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /nusantarə/
• Rhymes: -ara, -ra, -a

Proper noun

Nusantara (Jawi spelling نوسنتارا)

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

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”)