setapak
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of se- + tapak, from Malay setapak.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈtapaʔ/ [səˈt̪a.paʔ]
- Rhymes: -apaʔ
- Syllabification: se‧ta‧pak
Adjective
sêtapak (comparative lebih setapak, superlative paling setapak)
Numeral
sêtapak
- a step
- Synonym: selangkah
Further reading
- “setapak”, 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”) + tapak (“step; footprint”).
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /səˈtapak/ [səˈt̪a.paʔ]
- Rhymes: -paʔ, -aʔ
- Hyphenation: se‧ta‧pak
Noun
setapak (Jawi spelling ستاڤق, plural setapak-setapak or setapak2)
- one step (a single step in walking or a short distance).
- Perjalanan seribu batu bermula dengan langkah setapak.
- A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- Dia tidak berganjak walaupun setapak.
- He did not budge even one step.
Derived terms
Phrases
- setapak demi setapak (“step by step”)
Related terms
Descendants
- > Indonesian: setapak (inherited)
Further reading
- "setapak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017