getar
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay getar or ketar, probably from either:
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *eter (“to shake, to vibrate, to tremble”), *keter (“to quiver, to shiver”).[1][2] Or
- Proto-Mon-Khmer *gt₁ar (“to shiver”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡə.ˈtar/
- Rhymes: -tar, -ar, -r
- Hyphenation: gê‧tar
Noun
gêtar (plural getar-getar)
Derived terms
References
- ^ https://www.trussel2.com/ACD/acd-s_e1.htm#2422
- ^ https://www.trussel2.com/ACD/acd-s_k.htm#9873
- ^ H. L. Shorto (2006), A Mon-Khmer comparative dictionary[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC
Further reading
- “getar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016