tetap

See also: tepat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tetap, from Proto-Austronesian *tətəp (firm, fixed).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈtap/ [t̪əˈt̪ap̚]
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: te‧tap

Adjective

têtap (comparative lebih tetap, superlative paling tetap)

  1. steady, fixed
  2. eternal
    Synonym: lestari
  3. permanent
    Synonym: permanen

Adverb

têtap

  1. continuously
    Synonym: terus
  2. always
    Synonym: selalu
  3. eternally
    Synonym: selamanya
  4. surely, certainly, undoubtedly
    Synonyms: pasti, tentu
  5. still, nevertheless
    Dia tetap mau melakukan itu walaupun dia tahu risikonya.
    He still wants to do this although he knows the risks.

Verb

têtap (active menetap, imperative tetap, emphatic-jussive tetaplah)

  1. to remain, to stay, to continue
  2. (copulative) to keep (on)

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

According to Dempwolf (1938), from Proto-Austronesian *tətəp (firm, fixed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈtap/ [t̪əˈt̪ap̚]
  • Rhymes: -ətap, -tap, -ap
  • Hyphenation: te‧tap

Adjective

tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ, comparative lebih tetap, superlative paling tetap)

  1. steady, fixed
  2. eternal
    Synonym: lestari
  3. permanent
    Synonym: permanen

Adverb

tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ)

  1. continuously
    Synonym: terus
  2. always
    Synonyms: selalu, sentiasa, senantiasa
  3. eternally
    Synonyms: selamanya, selama-lamanya
  4. surely, certainly, undoubtedly
    Synonyms: pasti, tentu

Verb

tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ)

  1. to remain, to stay, to continue.
  2. to keep on

Derived terms

Affixations
Compounds

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tetap (inherited)

Further reading