terkatakan
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tərkaˈtakan/ [t̪ər.kaˈt̪a.kan]
- Rhymes: -akan
- Syllabification: ter‧ka‧ta‧kan
Adjective
têrkatakan (comparative lebih terkatakan, superlative paling terkatakan)
Verb
têrkatakan
- to be said
Further reading
- “terkatakan” 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
Affixation of kata + ter- -kan.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [tə(r).ka.tə.kan]
- (Baku) IPA(key): [tər.ka.ta.kan]
- Hyphenation: ter‧ka‧ta‧kan
Verb
terkatakan (Jawi spelling ترکاتاکن)
- To be able to be described; describable.
- Synonyms: terkata, terperikan
- Kecantikannya tidak terkatakan.
- Her beauty couldn't be described.
Usage notes
- This word is usually used in the negative in the form of tak terkatakan or tidak terkatakan.
Further reading
- “terkatakan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.