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latar

Pronunciation: [ˈlatar]

“latar” is an Indonesian word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. level, flat
  2. surface
  3. synonym of halaman (“backyard, courtyard; page”)
  4. the time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set
  5. 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

Etymology

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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