tatacara

• tata cara (Indonesia)

Compound of tata- (“order”) +‎ cara (“way, manner”). Possibly a calque of Chinese 做法 (zuòfǎ).

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌtata ˈt͡ʃarə/ [ˌt̪a.t̪a ˈt͡ʃa.rə]
• Rhymes: -arə, -ə
• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˌtataˈt͡ʃara/ [ˌt̪a.t̪aˈt͡ʃa.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara, -a
• Hyphenation: ta‧ta‧ca‧ra

tatacara (Jawi spelling تاتاچارا, plural tatacara-tatacara or tatacara²)

1. procedure, step

   Synonym: prosedure (Indonesia)

• > Indonesian: tata cara (inherited)

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