kertas

From Malay kertas, from Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of kardus, kartel, karton, kartu, and katrij.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kərˈtas/ [kərˈt̪as]

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• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ker‧tas

kêrtas (plural kertas-kertas)

1. paper

• “kertas”, 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

Borrowed from Malay kertas, from Arabic قَرْطَاس (qarṭās), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).

• IPA^(key): /kər.tas/
• Rhymes: -tas
• Hyphenation: ker‧tas

kertas (Carakan spelling ꦏꦼꦂꦠꦱ꧀)

1. paper

   Synonyms: dluwang (ngoko), dlancang (krama)

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “kertas”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Borrowed from Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of carta and kad.

• Semantic loan from English paper for a set of examination questions.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkə(r)tas/ [ˈkə(r).t̪as]
• Rhymes: -tas, -as
• Hyphenation: ker‧tas

kertas (Jawi spelling کرتس, plural kertas-kertas or kertas²)

1. A paper:
   1. A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
   2. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, education) A set of examination questions to be answered at one session.
2. (obsolete) A card for gambling.

• > Indonesian: kertas (inherited)
• → Javanese: kertas
• → Khmer: ក្រដាស (krɑdaah)
• → Tausug: kātas
• → Ternate: kartas

kertas (Jawi spelling کرتس)

1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of paper being crumpled.

• "kertas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017