setiba
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of tiba (“arrival”) + se-.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈtiba/ [səˈt̪i.ba]
- Rhymes: -iba
- Syllabification: se‧ti‧ba
Verb
setiba
- (intransitive) to do something immediately after arrival
Further reading
- “setiba” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [sə.ti.bə]
Audio (Malaysia): (file)
- (Baku, Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA(key): [sə.ti.ba]
Audio (Malaysia): (file)
- Hyphenation: se‧ti‧ba
Preposition
setiba (Jawi spelling ستيبا)
- 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.
Further reading
- “setiba” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.