oktaf

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch octaaf, from Latin octāvus.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈoktaf/ [ˈok̚.t̪af]
  • Rhymes: -oktaf
  • Syllabification: ok‧taf

Noun

oktaf (plural oktaf-oktaf)

  1. octave
    1. (music, physics) interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.
    2. (poetry) a poetic stanza consisting of eight lines; usually used as one part of a sonnet.
    3. (Christianity) the eighth day after a feast, or the whole period of those eight days

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