cendera

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cendera, from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon”), from श्चन्द्र (ścandrá, “shining, radiant”). See also candra.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəndəˈra/ [t͡ʃən.dəˈra]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: cen‧de‧ra

Noun

cêndêra

1. alternative spelling of candra

Derived terms

• cendera mata

Adjective

cêndêra

1. (archaic) sleeping soundly

   alternative spelling: cedera

Further reading

• “cendera”, 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 चन्द्र (candra, “moon”), from श्चन्द्र (ścandrá, “shining, radiant”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəndərə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəndəra/
• Rhymes: -ərə, -rə, -ə

Noun

cendera (Jawi spelling چندرا, plural cendera-cendera or cendera²)

1. (poetic) moon

Synonyms

• bulan
• purnama

Antonyms

• matahari
• suria

Descendants

• Indonesian: cendera

References

• Edi Sedyawati; Ellya Iswati; Kusparyati Boedhijono; Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994), Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 48-49

Further reading

• "cendera" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017