kantor

See also: Kantor, kántor, Kántor, käntor, kȧntor, and kantór

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cantor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkantor]

Noun

kantor m anim (female equivalent kantorka, related adjective kantorský)

1. (dated) schoolmaster, teacher
2. (Judaism) cantor, hazzan
3. choirmaster, chapelmaster

Declension

Declension of kantor (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kantor	kantoři
genitive	kantora	kantorů
dative	kantorovi, kantoru	kantorům
accusative	kantora	kantory
vocative	kantore	kantoři
locative	kantorovi, kantoru	kantorech
instrumental	kantorem	kantory

Further reading

• “kantor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kantor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kantor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtɔr/

Verb

kantor

1. future infinitive of kantar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kantor, from Dutch kantoor. Doublet of komputer and konter.

• Translation of Japanese 局(きょく) (kyoku, “bureau, department”) as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah. See kyoku.
• Translation of Japanese 省(しょう) (shō, “bureau, department”) as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah. See -zyoo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkantɔr]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -tɔr, -ɔr, -r
• Hyphenation: kan‧tor

Noun

kantor (plural kantor-kantor, first-person possessive kantorku, second-person possessive kantormu, third-person possessive kantornya)

1. office, a room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work.

   Synonym: jawatan

2. workplace

Derived terms

Affixations

• berkantor
• kantoran
• perkantoran

 

Compounds

• kantor bank
• kantor berita
• kantor besar
• kantor cabang
• kantor cabang pembantu
• kantor departemen
• kantor dinas
• kantor kawat
• kantor lelang
• kantor pengadilan
• kantor perwakilan
• kantor polisi
• kantor pos
• kantor pusat
• kantor tera
• kantor wilayah

 

Further reading

• “kantor” 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.

Javanese

Alternative forms

kantor

1. Alternative spelling of ꦏꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦂ (kantor)

Malay

Etymology

From Dutch kantoor. Doublet of komputer.

Noun

kantor (Jawi spelling کنتور, plural kantor-kantor, informal 1st possessive kantorku, 2nd possessive kantormu, 3rd possessive kantornya)

1. (Riau, Sumatra) office.

   Synonym: pejabat.

   • 1919, Abraham Anthony Fokker, Kitap tjonto soerat-soerat Melajoe, page 250:

     Bajarannja seperti dahoeloe, boleh Toean tarik wissel kepada Kantor Kompeni Ketjil di sini.

     The payment is as usual, you can whistle the Small Company Office here.

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 幹刀／干刀 (kàn-to), 干多 (kan-to)

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کنتر kantor”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 537
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kantur”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 507

Further reading

• “kantor” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

kantor sense 1

kantor sense 3

kantor sense 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan.tɔr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -antɔr
• Syllabification: kan‧tor
• Homophone: Kantor

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin cantor. Compare Kashubian kantór.

Noun

kantor m pers (female equivalent kantorka, related adjective kantorski or kantoralny)

2. (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) cantor (singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony)

   Hypernym: śpiewak

3. (archaic, Protestantism) cantor (choir conductor and organist)
5. (Judaism) cantor, hazzan (prayer leader in a Jewish service)

   Synonym: chazan

   Hypernym: śpiewak

Declension

Declension of kantor

	singular	plural
nominative	kantor	kantorzy/kantorowie
genitive	kantora	kantorów
dative	kantorowi	kantorom
accusative	kantora	kantorów
instrumental	kantorem	kantorami
locative	kantorze	kantorach
vocative	kantorze	kantorzy/kantorowie

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Kontor. Doublet of kontuar.

Noun

kantor m inan (diminutive kantorek, related adjective kantorowy)

2. bureau de change, currency exchange (place where foreign currency can be exchanged)
3. institution dealing with commercial transactions
4. store counter (long table from behind which a salesman serves goods in a store)

   Hypernym: lada

5. (obsolete) company office

   Hypernym: biuro

6. (obsolete) post office (place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post, or mail, and selling stamps, etc.)

   Synonym: poczta

Declension

Declension of kantor

	singular	plural
nominative	kantor	kantory
genitive	kantoru	kantorów
dative	kantorowi	kantorom
accusative	kantor	kantory
instrumental	kantorem	kantorami
locative	kantorze	kantorach
vocative	kantorze	kantory

Derived terms

nouns

• kantorat
• kantoria
• kantorowicz
• kantorowiec
• kantorstwo
• kantorzysta

 

Descendants

• → Vilamovian: kȧntor

Further reading

• kantor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kantor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kantor in PWN's encyclopedia

Sundanese

Romanization

kantor

1. Romanization of ᮊᮔ᮪ᮒᮧᮁ.

Swedish

Noun

kantor c

1. a cantor (church musician)
2. a cantor, a hazzan (prayer leader in Jewish service)

Declension

Declension of kantor

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kantor	kantors
	definite	kantorn	kantorns
plural	indefinite	kantorer	kantorers
	definite	kantorerna	kantorernas

References

• kantor in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kantor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kantor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)