antap

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay antap, from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦥ꧀ (antep, “weight”), from Old Javanese antĕp (“hard, unyielding (in contact); unkind”).

Alternative forms

Adjective

antap (dialectal, Java)

  1. solid
    Synonym: padat
  2. heavy
    Synonym: berat

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Minangkabau, from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦥ꧀ (antep, “loyal; steady”), from Old Javanese antĕp (“hard, unyielding (in contact); unkind”).

Adjective

antap (dialectal)

  1. quiet
    Synonym: diam
  2. steady
    Synonym: tenang

Further reading

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English on top.

Adjective

antap

  1. high
    • Ol i stap namel long 300-700 m antap long solwara.
      They range from 300-700 m above sea level.
      Reite Plants, p. xiii
    • Narapela em tundung kondong; em tokples bilong ol N'dau, long bus antap.
      The other is tundung kondong in the local language of N'dau, in the high forest.
      The other kind of bowl came to us from the south, from higher in the Finisterre Mountain Ranges, where people speak the N'dau language.
      Reite Plants, p. 21
  2. more
    • James i bin stap wantaim ol man long Reite na Sarangama ples antap long tupela yia
      James has lived for more than two years in Reite village
      Reite Plants, p. x

Adverb

antap

  1. on top
  2. up

Antonyms

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