putar

See also: puțar

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• poetar (1901–1947)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈputar/ [ˈpu.t̪ar]
• Rhymes: -utar
• Syllabification: pu‧tar

Etymology 1

From Malay putar, from Proto-Malayic *putər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *putəʀ.

Verb

putar

1. (intransitive) to turn (move around an axis through itself)
2. (intransitive, of audio) to play

   Lagu apa yang diputar? Aku suka banget!

   What song is playing? I really like it!

Synonyms

• belok
• pusing

Derived terms

• berputar
• berputar-putar
• diputar
• memperputarkan
• memutar
• memutar-mutar
• memutarkan
• pemutar
• pemutaran
• perputaran
• putar-putar
• putaran
• seputar
• terputar

• putar bawah
• putar belit
• putar cepat
• putar kerja
• putar negeri
• putar otak

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

putar (plural putar-putar)

1. Planchonia valida

   Synonym: putat

Further reading

• “putar”, 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

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *putər (compare Indonesian putar), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *putəʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puta(r)/
• Rhymes: -uta(r), -ta(r), -a(r)
• Rhymes: -ar

Verb

putar (used in the form berputar)

1. (intransitive) to turn (move around an axis through itself)

Synonyms

• beleng
• belok
• paling
• pusing

Derived terms

• putarkan
• putaran
• pemutaran

Descendants

• Indonesian: putar

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Butter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pûtar/

Noun

pȕtar m inan (Cyrillic spelling пу̏тар)

1. (regional) butter

   Synonym: maslac

Further reading

• “putar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

From pȗt +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǔtaːr/

Noun

pùtār m anim (Cyrillic spelling пу̀та̄р)

1. roadman, roadworker

   Synonym: cestar

Further reading

• “putar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pûtaːr/

Noun

pȕtār m anim (Cyrillic spelling пу̏та̄р)

1. a horse with light hooves (of any coat color)

Further reading

• “putar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Swedish

Verb

putar

1. present indicative of puta

Anagrams

• pruta