setiba

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of tiba (arrival) +‎ se-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈtiba/ [səˈt̪i.ba]
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: se‧ti‧ba

Verb

setiba

  1. (intransitive) to do something immediately after arrival

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of se- +‎ tiba.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [sə.ti.bə]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • (Baku, Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA(key): [sə.ti.ba]
  • Hyphenation: se‧ti‧ba

Preposition

setiba (Jawi spelling ستيبا)

  1. As soon as one arrives.
    Synonym: sesampai
    Setiba Adam di Pulau Pinang, dia terus mencari kedai itu.
    As soon as Adam arrived at Penang, he immediately went looking for that shop.

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