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latar.

level, flat

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈlatar]
  1. level, flat

  2. surface

  3. synonym of halaman (“backyard, courtyard; page”)

  4. setting: the time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set

  5. setting: the mounting of a play, etc., for the stage

  6. background: a part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject

Where this word comes from

From Malay latar, from Javanese latar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dataʀ (“flat”), ultimately Proto-Austronesian *dataR (“flat, flat or level land”). Doublet of datar and rata.

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