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See also: atás, ätas, aṭas, and -atas

English

Etymology

From Malay atas.

Pronunciation

Adjective

atas (comparative more atas, superlative most atas)

  1. (informal, Singapore) High (elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character).
  2. (informal, Singapore) Arrogant.

References

  • Lee, Min Kok (2016 September 13) “Aiyoh, atas, ah beng and char kway teow: More Singlish words added to Oxford English Dictionary”, in The Straits Times‎, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 September 2016: “"Atas", an oft-used term by Singaporeans to deride people for being too arrogant or high-class, was also included in the list.”

Anagrams

Asturian

Verb

atas

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of atar

Galician

Verb

atas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of atar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay atas, from Proto-Malayic *atas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas (compare Tagalog taas), from Proto-Austronesian *aCas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈatas/
  • Hyphenation: a‧tas

Adverb

atas

  1. upstairs

Preposition

atas

  1. on, upon, on top of
  2. upper, above
  3. in connection with, with reference to, regarding
  4. according to
  5. of
    Buku itu terdiri atas beberapa bab.
    That book consists of several chapters.
  6. due to, because of
  7. about
    Ia berlagak tidak mengerti atas masalah itu.
    He/she pretended not to understand about that problem.
  8. (mathematics) over
    Sifat distributif perkalian atas penjumlahan dan pengurangan
    The distributive property of multiplication over addition and subtraction.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Further reading

Anagrams

Irish

Verb

atas

  1. inflection of at:
    1. present indicative direct relative
    2. first-person singular past indicative dependent

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
atas n-atas hatas not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *atas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas (compare Tagalog taas), from Proto-Austronesian *aCas.

Pronunciation

Preposition

atas (Jawi spelling اتس)

  1. on, upon, on top of.
  2. upper, above (abstract).
  3. in connection with, according to.
  4. for.
    Kami mengucapkan terima kasih atas kerjasama anda.
    We would like to express our gratitude for your cooperation.
  5. about.
  6. due to, because of
    Dia tidak dapat menyertai pertandingan atas masalah kesihatan.
    He cannot participate in the competition due to health issues.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: atas
  • → English: atas

Further reading

Anagrams

Portuguese

Noun

atas f pl

  1. plural of ata

Verb

atas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of atar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈatas/
  • Rhymes: -atas
  • Syllabification: a‧tas

Verb

atas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of atar

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

atas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. order; command; mandate
    Synonyms: utos, mando, orden
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

atás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜐ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. allocation; partition (as of heirs obtaining shares of inheritance)
    Synonyms: pagpaparti, partisyon

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