tentara

See also: tentará and tentară

Galician

Verb

tentara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of tentar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tentera, from Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra, “an army​”). Doublet of tenteram and tantri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tənˈtara/
• Hyphenation: tên‧ta‧ra

Noun

tentara (first-person possessive tentaraku, second-person possessive tentaramu, third-person possessive tentaranya)

1. armed forces, a military force of a particular country
2. soldier, a member of an army or ground forces
3. seaman, a member of a navy
4. airman, a member of an air force
5. troop, any uniformed military personnel

Alternative forms

• tentera (nonstandard Indonesian)
• tentera (Standard Malay)

Coordinate terms

• Synonyms: bala, laskar, pasukan, prajurit, sena, serdadu

Derived terms

• ketentaraan
• pertentaraan

 

Further reading

• “tentara” 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.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tẽˈta.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -aɾɐ
• Hyphenation: ten‧ta‧ra

Verb

tentara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of tentar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tenˈtaɾa/ [t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: ten‧ta‧ra

Verb

tentara

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of tentar