candra

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese candra, from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra).

Noun

candra (Balinese script ᬘᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭ)

1. moon

   Synonym: bulan

Further reading

• “candra”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• tjandra (1947–1972)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃan.dra/
• Hyphenation: can‧dra

Etymology 1

From Malay cendera, from Classical Malay candera, candra, cendera, from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon”). The spelling was influenced by Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (candra).

Noun

candra (plural candra-candra)

1. (poetic) moon (natural satellite)

   Synonyms: bulan, kamar, rembulan, wulan

2. (poetic) moon (personified as a deity)

Alternative forms

• cendera

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Particle

candra

1. used in the form mencandrakan (“to depict; to illustrate”)
2. used in the form pencandraan (“depiction; illustration”)

Alternative forms

• cendera

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mencandrakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• pencandraan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Further reading

• “candra”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

candra

1. romanization of ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon”).

Noun

candra

1. moon

Descendants

• Javanese: candra
• → Balinese: candra