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)
Adverb
têtap
- continuously
- Synonym: terus
- always
- Synonym: selalu
- eternally
- Synonym: selamanya
- surely, certainly, undoubtedly
Verb
têtap
Derived terms
- berketetapan
- ketetapan
- mempertetap
- mempertetapkan
- menetap
- menetapi
- menetapkan
- penetap
- penetapan
- tetapan
- bunga tetap
- tetap hati
Further reading
- “tetap” 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
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)
Adverb
tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ)
- continuously
- Synonym: terus
- always
- Synonyms: selalu, sentiasa, senantiasa
- eternally
- Synonyms: selamanya, selama-lamanya
- surely, certainly, undoubtedly
Verb
tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ)
Derived terms
- ditetap
- ditetapi
- ditetapkan
- ketetapan
- menetap
- menetapi
- menetapkan
- penetapan
- tertetap
- tetapan
- tetapi
- tetapkan
Descendants
- > Indonesian: tetap (inherited)
Further reading
- “tetap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary