tetap

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tetap, from Proto-Austronesian *tetep (firm, fixed).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈtap/ [t̪əˈt̪ap̚]
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: te‧tap

Adjective

têtap (comparative lebih tetap, superlative paling tetap)

  1. steady, fixed
  2. eternal
    Synonym: lestari
  3. permanent
    Synonym: permanen

Adverb

têtap

  1. continuously
    Synonym: terus
  2. always
    Synonym: selalu
  3. eternally
    Synonym: selamanya
  4. surely, certainly, undoubtedly
    Synonyms: pasti, tentu

Verb

têtap

  1. to remain, to stay, to continue
  2. to keep on

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

According to Dempwolf (1938), from Proto-Austronesian *tetep (firm, fixed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈtap/ [t̪əˈt̪ap̚]
  • Rhymes: -ətap, -tap, -ap
  • Hyphenation: te‧tap

Adjective

tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ)

  1. steady, fixed
  2. eternal
    Synonym: lestari
  3. permanent
    Synonym: permanen

Adverb

tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ)

  1. continuously
    Synonym: terus
  2. always
    Synonyms: selalu, sentiasa, senantiasa
  3. eternally
    Synonyms: selamanya, selama-lamanya
  4. surely, certainly, undoubtedly
    Synonyms: pasti, tentu

Verb

tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ)

  1. to remain, to stay, to continue.
  2. to keep on

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tetap (inherited)

Further reading