perantara

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• pengantara

Etymology

Affixation of per- +‎ antara.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəranˈtara/ [pər.an̪ˈt̪a.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: per‧an‧ta‧ra

Noun

pêrantara (plural perantara-perantara or para perantara)

1. intermediary
   1. an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation

      Synonym: mediator

   2. a person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain etc.)

      Synonyms: pialang, makelar, calo

   3. one or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end

      Synonyms: jalan, lantaran

2. trader (one who earns a living by trading)

Further reading

• “perantara”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016