tadi

See also: tadı

Central Dusun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji (younger sibling).

Noun

tadi

  1. younger sibling

References

  • tadi”, in Dusun dictionary, 2025–2026

Dupaningan Agta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.ˈdi/

Interjection

tadí

  1. an expression of surprise

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tadi, from Sanskrit तदा (tadā).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

tadi (plural tadi-tadi)

  1. the time that is just passed; just:
    Tadi ia duduk di sini.
    She just sat down here.
  2. a moment ago:
    Sejak tadi ia sudah kuperingatkan; dari tadi ia belum duduk
    I've reminded him since a moment ago; he has not sat down yet
  3. this (the time that is close with now, and not in the future):
    Malam tadi; pagi tadi; siang tadi
    This evening; this morning; this afternoon

References

  1. ^ J.G. de Casparis (1997), “Sanskrit Loan-Words in Indonesian: An annotated check-list of words from Sanskrit in Indonesian and Traditional Malay”, in Amran Halim, Bambang Kaswanti Purwo, Soenjono Dardjowidjojo, Soepomo Poedjosoedarmo, John W. M. Verhaar, editor, NUSA : Linguistic studies of Indonesia and other languages in Indonesia., volume 41, page 35

Further reading

Ma'anyan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih, from Proto-Austronesian *CaliS. Compare Malagasy tady, Malay tali.

Noun

tadi

  1. rope

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तदा (tadā).

Pronunciation

Adverb

tadi (Jawi spelling تادي)

  1. earlier, just now, a moment ago.
    Saya jumpa dia tadi.
    I met him just now.
    Dia marah tadi, tapi sekarang sudah tenang.
    He was angry earlier, but now he’s calm.

Synonyms

  • baru sahaja (just now)
  • sebentar tadi (a little earlier)

Antonyms

Derived terms

Phrases
  • sebentar tadi
  • tadi malam
  • tadi pagi
  • tadi petang

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tadi (inherited)

Further reading

Waray-Waray

Noun

tadì

  1. cockspur