kitar

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkitar]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧tar

Etymology 1

Contraction of ke- + edar, from Malay kitar. Compare Old Javanese kedĕr (turned round; overturned; wandering, spinning).

Verb

kitar (base-imperative-colloquial)

  1. to rotate, to turn around.
    Synonyms: edar, keliling, pusing, putar

Noun

kitar (first-person possessive kitarku, second-person possessive kitarmu, third-person possessive kitarnya)

  1. (transport) cycle: the number of activities that can be carried out by a means of transportation from one starting point per unit time.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • berkitar
  • kitaran
  • mengitar
  • mengitar-ngitar
  • mengitari
  • mengitarkan
  • pengitaran
  • perkitaran
  • sekitar
  • terkitar-kitar

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau kitar.

Verb

kitar (base-imperative-colloquial)

  1. (dialect) to push (aside).
    Synonyms: desak, tolak
Derived terms
  • memperkitarkan
  • mengitarkan

Further reading

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