putera

See also: Putera and putéra

Indonesian

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Noun

putera (plural putera-putera)

1. nonstandard form of putra

Malay

Alternative forms

• putra

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra).

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˌputəˈra/ [ˌpu.t̪əˈra]
  • Rhymes: -utəra
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈputərə/ [ˈpu.t̪ə.rə]
  • Rhymes: -utərə
• Hyphenation: pu‧te‧ra

Noun

putera (Jawi spelling ڤوترا, plural putera-putera or putera²)

1. prince

   Synonyms: pengiran, pangeran, anak raja

   Antonym: puteri

2. (honorific, also of prophets) son

   Synonyms: anak, anak lelaki

   Antonym: puteri

Affixed terms

• berputera
• bumiputera
• diputerakan
• keputeraan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: putra, poetra (1901–1947), putera (nonstandard) (inherited)
• → Tausug: putla'
• → Ternate: putra

See also

• puteri

References

• Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, page 150
• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ڤترا poetĕra”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 52-3
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ڤترا putĕra”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 453
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “putĕra”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 293

Further reading

• “putera”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Spanish

Adjective

putera f

1. feminine singular of putero