cita-cita

• tjita-tjita (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

Inherited from Malay cita-cita. Equivalent to reduplication of cita.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃita ˈt͡ʃita/ [ˌt͡ʃi.t̪a ˈt͡ʃi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ci‧ta-ci‧ta

cita-cita (plural cita-cita)

1. ambition, aspiration

   Cita-citaku kelak besar adalah menjadi seorang tentara.

   My ambition in the future is to become a soldier.

• “cita-cita”, 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

Reduplication of cita.

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃitə ˈt͡ʃitə/ [ˌt͡ʃi.t̪ə ˈt͡ʃi.t̪ə]
• Rhymes: -tə, -ə
• (/a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃita ˈt͡ʃita/ [ˌt͡ʃi.t̪a ˈt͡ʃi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: ci‧ta‧ci‧ta

cita-cita (Jawi spelling چيتا٢, uncountable)

1. ambition; aspiration

   Cita-cita kita yang mulia, berjaya Singapura.

   Our noble aspirations, Singapore may succeed.

• > Indonesian: cita-cita (inherited)

• "cita-cita" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017