seketika
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səkəˈtika/ [sə.kəˈt̪i.ka]
- Rhymes: -ika
- Syllabification: se‧ke‧ti‧ka
Adverb
seketika
Derived terms
- keseketikaan
Further reading
- “seketika”, 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
Malay
Etymology
From se- (“one”) + ketika (“moment”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səkəˈtika/ [sə.kəˈt̪i.ka]
- Rhymes: -ka, -a
- Hyphenation: se‧ke‧ti‧ka
Adverb
seketika (Jawi spelling سکيتيک)
- for a moment; for a while; briefly.
Noun
seketika (Jawi spelling سکيتيک, plural seketika-seketika or seketika2)
- a moment; an instant; a short time.
- Synonym: sesaat
- Dalam seketika sahaja, rumah itu hangus terbakar. ― In just an instant, the house was burnt to the ground.
Related terms
Further reading
- "seketika" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017