utama
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
oetama (1901–1947)
=== Etymology ===
From Malay utama, from Classical Malay utama, from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama, “highest; last; supreme; uppermost”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈutama/
Hyphenation: u‧ta‧ma
=== Adjective ===
utama
best
Synonym: terbaik
main, principal
Synonyms: terpenting, pokok
(in compound, of position) chief
Auditor utama. ― Chief auditor.
==== Affixed terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“utama”, 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
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
From Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama, “highest; last; supreme; uppermost”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /utamə/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /utama/
Rhymes: -amə, -mə, -ə
Rhymes: -a
=== Adjective ===
utama (Jawi spelling اوتام, comparative lebih utama, superlative paling utama)
best
Synonym: unggul
main (principal), foremost
Synonym: pokok
==== Derived terms ====
keutamaan
mengutamakan
terutama
utamakan
=== 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 279
Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “اتم oetama”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 2
Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “اتام utama”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 3
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “utama”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 640
=== Further reading ===
"utama" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017