acara

English

Etymology

From Portuguese acará, from Tupian.

Noun

acara (plural acaras)

1. Any of a number of Central American and South American freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae.

Anagrams

• araca

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay acara, from Sanskrit आचार (ācāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈat͡ʃa.ra]
• Hyphenation: aca‧ra

Noun

acara (first-person possessive acaraku, second-person possessive acaramu, third-person possessive acaranya)

1. agenda

   Synonym: agenda

2. (of television, radio, etc) program

   Synonym: programa

3. event
4. court examination

   Synonym: perkara

5. archaic form of cara.

Derived terms

• pengacara (“lawyer”)

Further reading

• “acara” 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.

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Malay

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡ʃarə/
• IPA^(key): /at͡ʃara/
• Rhymes: -arə, -rə, -ə

Noun

acara

1. event (occurrence of social or personal importance)

Derived terms

• pengacara