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matra.

dimension, measure of spatial extent

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmat̚ra]
  1. dimension, measure of spatial extent

  2. matra, a measure of cadence pressure

  3. matra, a measure of the length of a syllable; equivalent to mora

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦠꦿ (matra, “measure”), from Old Javanese mātra (“measure”), from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā, “measure”). Doublet of meter. * Displaced Dutch dimensie (“dimension”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

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