antarabangsa

Malay

Etymology

Compound of antara (“between”) +‎ bangsa (“nation”), calque of English international.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Southern Peninsular Malaysia) IPA^(key): /anˌtarəˈbaŋsə/ [ʔan̪ˌt̪a.rəˈbaŋ.sə]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsə

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /anˌtaraˈbaŋsa/ [ʔan̪ˌt̪a.raˈbaŋ.sa]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsa
• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧ra‧bang‧sa

Adjective

antarabangsa (Jawi spelling انتارابڠسا, comparative lebih antarabangsa, superlative paling antarabangsa)

1. Of or having to do with more than one nation; international.

   Alternative form: antarbangsa (Indonesian)

   Synonym: internasional (uncommon)

   perhubungan antarabangsa ― international relationships

   lapangan terbang antarabangsa ― international airport

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mengantarabangsakan (“to internationalize sth”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• keantarabangsaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• pengantarabangsaan (“internationalization”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Further reading

• "antarabangsa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017