tangkap

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tangkap, probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋkəp (seize, grip). Doublet of tangkeb. Compare with Khmer តង្កៀប (tɑngkiəp, tweezer, pincers)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtaŋkap/ [ˈt̪aŋ.kap̚]
  • Rhymes: -aŋkap
  • Syllabification: tang‧kap

Verb

tangkap

  1. infinitive, imperative and colloquial of menangkap (to catch, to seize)

Derived terms

  • tangkap bola

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋkəp (seize, grip). Compare with Khmer តង្កៀប (tɑngkiəp, tweezer, pincers).

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety, Baku) IPA(key): /ˈtaŋkap/ [ˈt̪aŋ.kap̚]
  • Rhymes: -kap, -ap
  • Hyphenation: tang‧kap

Verb

tangkap (Jawi spelling تڠکڤ, active menangkap, third-person passive ditangkap)

  1. to capture, to catch
  2. to arrest
    Synonym: tahan
  3. to understand
    Synonyms: faham, reti, mengerti
  4. to accept
    Synonym: terima

Derived terms

Affixations
  • ditangkap (to be caught; to be arrested)
  • penangkapan (the act of catching or arresting; an arrest)
  • setangkap (a handful; a grasp)
  • tangkapan (the catch; the person or thing caught)
  • tertangkap (caught accidentally; caught red-handed)
Compounds
  • tangkap gambar (to take a photo)
  • tangkap layar (screenshot)
  • tangkap muat (to do something haphazardly; to take whatever is available)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tangkap (inherited)
  • Maranao: tangkap

Further reading

Mansaka

Verb

tangkap

  1. to accept

Maranao

Verb

tangkap

  1. to accept