lantaran

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese lantaran. Reanalyzed as lantar +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /lanˈtaran/ [lan̪ˈt̪a.ran]
• Rhymes: -aran
• Syllabification: lan‧ta‧ran

Noun

lantaran

1. cause (the source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result)

   Synonym: sebab

2. (obsolete) intermediary (one or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end)

   Synonyms: perantara, jalan

Conjunction

lantaran

1. because

   Synonyms: karena, oleh karena, sebab, oleh sebab, soalnya, gara-gara, gegara

   1. by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
   2. as is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that

Further reading

• “lantaran”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Tagalog lantad

Proto-Austronesian *-an

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an

Proto-Philippine *-an

Tagalog -an

Tagalog lantaran

From lantad + -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lanˈtaɾan/ [lɐn̪ˈt̪aː.ɾɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aɾan
• Syllabification: lan‧ta‧ran

Adjective

lantaran (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜈ᜔)

1. open; frank; upfront

   Synonyms: harapan, hayagan, tapatan, pamukhaan, kitang-kita

2. in plain sight; out in the open; easily visible; evident; overt

   Synonyms: harapan, hayagan, tapatan, pamukhaan, kitang-kita

Further reading

• “lantaran”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018