utama

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• oetama (pre-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

1. best.

   Synonym: terbaik

2. main, principal

   Synonyms: terpenting, pokok

3. (in compound, of position) chief

   Auditor utama. ― Chief auditor.

Affixed terms

• keutamaan
• mengutamakan
• pengutamaan
• terutama

 

Further reading

• “utama” 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.

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)

1. best

   Synonym: unggul

2. 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 | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.