lentera

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch lantaren (“lantern”), from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna (“lantern”), itself a corruption of Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”) by influence of Latin lucerna (“lamp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lənˈtɛra]
• Hyphenation: lên‧tè‧ra

Noun

lêntèra (first-person possessive lenteraku, second-person possessive lenteramu, third-person possessive lenteranya)

1. lantern

   Synonyms: tanglung, ting

Alternative forms

• lantera

Related terms

• lampu

 

Further reading

• “lentera” 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.