klaster

See also: klášter

Indonesian

Etymology

From English cluster. Attested before 1973.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈklastər/ [ˈklas.t̪ər]
• Rhymes: -astər
• Syllabification: klas‧ter

Noun

klastêr (plural klaster-klaster)

1. cluster

   Synonyms: kluster, gugus

   Klaster keluarga menunjukkan bahwa Covid-19 sudah merambah ke unit terkecil dalam masyarakat. ― Familial cluster show that Covid-19 has reach the small unit of society.

Usage notes

In the third edition of KBBI (the standard dictionary), the standard form was kluster while klaster was not found. In the online version of KBBI (based on fifth edition) before October 2021 update, the standard form was klaster and kluster was not found. After October 2021 update, both klaster and kluster are found.

Alternative forms

• kluster: (Indonesian, Standard Malay)

Affixed terms

• mengklaster
• pengklasteran

Further reading

• “klaster”, 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

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *klas-

Proto-Germanic *klus-

Old English clyster

Middle English cluster

English clusterbor.

Polish klaster

Borrowed from English cluster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklas.tɛr/

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• Rhymes: -astɛr
• Syllabification: klas‧ter

Noun

klaster m inan (related adjective klasterowy or klastrowy)

1. (music) tone cluster (musical chord comprising at least three adjacent tones in a scale)
2. (computing) computer cluster (logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors)
3. (computing) computer cluster (group of computers that work together)
4. (business) business cluster (geographic concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, and associated institutions in a particular field)
5. (chemistry) cluster (ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid)

Declension

Declension of klaster

	singular	plural
nominative	klaster	klastery, klastry
genitive	klastera, klastra	klasterów, klastrów
dative	klasterowi, klastrowi	klasterom, klastrom
accusative	klaster	klastery, klastry
instrumental	klasterem, klastrem	klasterami, klastrami
locative	klasterze, klastrze	klasterach, klastrach
vocative	klasterze, klastrze	klastery, klastry

Further reading

• “klaster”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “klaster”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• klaster in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English cluster.

Noun

klaster m inan (Cyrillic spelling кластер)

1. cluster

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *klas-

Proto-Germanic *klus-

Old English clyster

Middle English cluster

English clusterbor.

Tagalog klaster

Borrowed from English cluster, from Middle English cluster, from Old English clyster, from Proto-Germanic *klas- or *klus-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈklasteɾ/ [ˈk̠las.t̪ɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -asteɾ
• Syllabification: klas‧ter

Noun

klaster (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

1. cluster

   Synonyms: kumpol, kulumpol, lipon, palumpong

2. (phonetics) consonant cluster

   Synonyms: kumpol-katinig, kambal-katinig

3. (phonetics) vowel sequence

   Synonyms: kumpol-patinig, kambal-patinig

Further reading

• “klaster”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025