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Indonesian
Etymology
From English instant, from Middle English instant (“infinitely short period of time”), from Old French instant (“assiduous, at hand”, adj), from Latin instans, instant- (“present, pressing, urgent”, literally “standing near”), from in + stāre (“to stand”). Doublet of instansi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: in‧stan
Adjective
instan
- instant, very quickly and easily prepared.
- Synonyms: dadak, segera
Further reading
Spanish
Verb
instan
- third-person plural present indicative of instar