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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch contact, from French contact, from Latin contactus.
Pronunciation
Noun
kontak (plural kontakte)
- contact
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French contact.
Pronunciation
Noun
kontak
- contact
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch contact (compare Afrikaans kontak), from French contact, from Latin contactus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: kon‧tak
Noun
kontak (plural kontak-kontak)
- contact
- Synonym: hubungan
- the establishment of communication or relation.
- the establishment of electrical connection.
- (colloquial) someone with whom one is in communication.
- Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan
- (medicine) association with a patient with a contagious disease (and so the contacted person may carry the infection).
- (electrical engineering) a device designed for repetitive connections.
- Synonym: sesentuh (Standard Malay)
- engagement: in any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
Verb
kontak
- (colloquial) to have engagement, instance of active hostilities.
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
kontak
- Romanization of ꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦏ꧀
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English contact, from Latin contactus, from contingō (“I touch on all sides”), from tangō (“I touch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kontak (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜃ᜔)
- contact (establishment of communication)
- contact (someone with whom one is in communication)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kontak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish
Etymology
From French contact, from Latin contāctus.
Pronunciation
Noun
kontak (definite accusative kontağı, plural kontaklar)
- contact
- Synonym: temas
Declension