Putra

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Putra or putera is the Sanskrit word for son. It has been absorbed into the Malay and Indonesian language. It may refer to:

[edit] In Malaysia

• Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, whose name was used for the new city of Putrajaya
• Tuanku Syed Putra
• Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik (PUTRA) light rail transit now called the Kelana Jaya Line, and its Terminal Putra LRT station
• Putra Komuter train station
• Proton Putra, a Malaysian car
• Putra Indoor Stadium, at Malaysian National Sports Complex
• Putra World Trade Centre, in Kuala Lumpur
• Wisma Putra
• the Putra Bridge in Putrajaya
• Putra Mosque in Putrajaya
• Putra Heights, a township in Selangor
• Putra Post, a Malaysian tabloid newspaper
• the racial concept of Bumiputra

[edit] In Indonesia

• Putra Sampoerna, an Indonesian billionaire
• Budi Putra, a Jakarta, Indonesia-based journalist