arus utama

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• arustama

Etymology

Compound of arus +‎ utama, calque of English mainstream.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.rʊs u.ˈta.ma/

Noun

arus utama (plural arus-arus utama, first-person possessive arus utamaku, second-person possessive arus utamamu, third-person possessive arus utamanya)

1. mainstream: that which is common; the norm.

Adjective

arus utama

1. mainstream: used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of a population or market.

Synonyms

• arus perdana (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• diarusutamakan
• mengarusutamakan
• pengarusutamaan

 

Further reading

• “arus utama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.