manca-

Indonesian

Etymology

Clipping of mancanegara (“foreign country; international”), from Javanese ꦩꦚ꧀ꦕꦤꦒꦫ (mancanagara, “outer provinces; overseas”), from Old Javanese mañcanagara, from Sanskrit मञ्च (mañca, “throne”) +‎ नगर (nagara, “town, city”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /mant͡ʃa/ [man.t͡ʃa]
• Syllabification: man‧ca-

Prefix

manca-

1. foreign

   Synonyms: asing, luar

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with manca-

Further reading

• “manca-” 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.