overwordExplorer
INDONESIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

secara.

Added before adjectives and nouns to denote adverbial construction: -ly; done in a certain way, process, or manner

6 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adv[səˈt͡ʃara]
  1. Added before adjectives and nouns to denote adverbial construction: -ly; done in a certain way, process, or manner

    secara + saksama (“discerning”) → secara saksama (“discerningly”, literally “in a discerning manner”)
    secara + perlahan (“slow”) → secara perlahan (“slowly”)
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay secara, from se- + acara. Then reinterpreted by surface analysis, se- + cara. Compare Old Javanese sācāra (“in the manner of”).

conj[səˈt͡ʃara]
  1. because

    slang · uncommon
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay secara, from se- + acara. Then reinterpreted by surface analysis, se- + cara. Compare Old Javanese sācāra (“in the manner of”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

secara has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

secara studiosecara workshello, secara

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.