tegak
See also: teg-ak
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈɡaʔ/ [t̪əˈɡaʔ]
- Syllabification: te‧gak
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay tegak, perhaps related to tegap.
Adjective
têgak (comparative lebih tegak, superlative paling tegak)
Derived terms
Compounds
- tegak bulu kuduk
- tegak lurus
- tegak roma
- tegak sumbang
- tegak tengkuk
Etymology 2
An alternative form of a word.
Verb
têgak (active menegak, passive ditegak)
- alternative form of tenggak
Further reading
- “tegak”, 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
Perhaps akin to tegap.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /təˈɡak/ [t̪əˈɡaʔ]
- Rhymes: -ɡaʔ, -aʔ
- Hyphenation: te‧gak
Adjective
tegak (Jawi spelling تݢق, comparative lebih tegak, superlative paling tegak)
- upright; erect; vertical (standing straight up; perpendicular to the ground).
- firm; unwavering; steadfast (figuratively, regarding principles, justice, or stance).
Derived terms
Affixations
- ketegakan (“uprightness; verticality”)
- menegak (“vertical (adjective); to rise upright”)
- menegakkan (“to erect; to uphold; to establish”)
- penegakan (“enforcement; establishment”)
- tertegak (“erected; standing”)
Compounds
- garis tegak (“vertical line”)
- tegak lurus (“perpendicular”)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: tegak (inherited)
Further reading
- "tegak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017