citra

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay citra (“image”), from Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, “picture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɪt̚ra], /t͡ʃit.ra/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃitra], /t͡ʃi.tra/ (Sanskrit-influenced)
• Hyphenation: cit‧ra (standard)
• Hyphenation: ci‧tra (Sanskrit-influenced)

Noun

citra (first-person possessive citraku, second-person possessive citramu, third-person possessive citranya)

1. image; picture; visualization

   Synonyms: rupa, gambar, gambaran

2. (management) people's perception towards a person, company, organization or product
3. (literary) mental or visual effect created by a word, phrase or sentence that has the basic elements of prose and poetry
4. (forestry) data or information from aerial photographs used as evaluation materials

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

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

Further reading

• “citra” 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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Latin

Etymology

citer +‎ -ā (adverb)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈki.traː/, [ˈkɪt̪räː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.tra/, [ˈt͡ʃiːt̪rä]
• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkit.raː/, [ˈkɪt̪räː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃit.ra/, [ˈt͡ʃit̪rä]

Adverb

citrā (not comparable)

1. on this side

References

• “citra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “citra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• citra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, “picture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃit.rə/, /t͡ʃi.trə/
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃit.ra/, /t͡ʃi.tra/
• Rhymes: -rə

Noun

citra (Jawi spelling چيترا, plural citra-citra, informal 1st possessive citraku, 2nd possessive citramu, 3rd possessive citranya)

1. (dated) picture

   Synonym: gambar

2. (dated) drawing

   Synonym: lukisan

3. (dated) sculpture

   Synonym: arca

4. image or perception towards a person, object, or organization
   • 2019 June 16, Amin Senin, “Memugar jiwa pendidik, asah gaya fikir [Renewing the soul of an educator, sharpening the method of thinking]”, in Berita Harian‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 November 2019:

     Citra seorang guru selalu dinilai berdasarkan keberkesanan dan kecekapan mereka melaksanakan peranan dan tanggungjawab keguruan.

     The image of a teacher is often evaluated based on the effectiveness and efficiency of the teacher to execute the role and responsibilities of teaching.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bercitra [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• citraan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• kecitraan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• percitraan [causative passive + repetition / reciprocity] (peR- + -an)

Descendants

• Indonesian: citra

Further reading

• “citra” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "citra" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsîtra/

Noun

cȉtra f (Cyrillic spelling ци̏тра)

1. zither

Declension

Declension of citra

	singular	plural
nominative	cȉtra	citre
genitive	citre	cȉtārā / cȉtrī
dative	citri	citrama
accusative	citru	citre
vocative	citro	citre
locative	citri	citrama
instrumental	citrom	citrama