ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the other islands”, literally “island + other, as a whole”).
Proper noun
ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Nusantara)
- Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.
- Endonym for the Republic of Indonesia, including everything contained in it (i.e., the regions, people, cultures, languages, etc.).
- Deutschland minangka endonim kanggo Jerman, Nihon minangka endonim kanggo Jepang, dene Nusantara minangka endonim kanggo Indonesia.
- Deutschland is the endonym of Germany, Nihon is the endonym of Japan, meanwhile Nusantara is the endonym of Indonesia.
- Capital city of the Republic of Indonesia.
- Ibukutha Indonesia yaiku Nusantara, dumunung ing pesisir wétan pulo Kalimantan.
- The de jure capital city of Indonesia is Nusantara, located in the eastern coast of Kalimantan island.
- (historical, archaic) The conquered territories of the Majapahit empire, corresponding to present-day Indonesia (main) and several Southeast Asian countries.
Descendants
- Banyumasan: Nusantara
- → Dutch: Nusantara (learned)
- → English: Nusantara (learned)
- → Indonesian: Nusantara
- → Malay: Nusantara