kertas

From Malay kertas, from Arabic قَرْطَاس (qarṭās), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of kardus, kartel, karton, kartu, and katrij.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kərˈtas/ [kərˈt̪as]

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• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ker‧tas

kêrtas (plural kertas-kertas)

1. paper

• “kertas” 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.

kertas

1. romanization of ꦏꦼꦂꦠꦱ꧀

From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of carta and kad.

• Semantic loan from English paper for a set of examination questions.

• IPA^(key): [kə(r).tas]
• Rhymes: -tas, -as
• Hyphenation: ker‧tas

kertas (Jawi spelling کرتس, plural kertas-kertas)

1. A paper:
   1. A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
   2. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, education) A set of examination questions to be answered at one session.
2. (obsolete) A card for gambling.

• > Indonesian: kertas (inherited)
• → Javanese: ꦏꦼꦂꦠꦱ꧀ (kertas)
• → Khmer: ក្រដាស (krɑdaah)
• → Tausug: kātas
• → Ternate: kartas

kertas (Jawi spelling کرتس)

1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of paper being crumpled.

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