pantĕs

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably pa- +‎ tĕs, compare tĕtĕs (“penetrated, pierced”), tatas (“to reach the end, consummate, accomplished; to be the end, highest perfection; broken, snapped”) (compare Indonesian tetas (“to hatch”)), from Proto-Austronesian *-tes (“tear, rip”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

pantĕs

  1. fitting, appropriate
  2. in accordance with all the rules

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦥꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦱ꧀ (pantes, “appropriate, deserving, suitable”)
    • → Indonesian: pantas (“worthy, appropriate, fit”) (semantic loan)
    • → Peranakan Indonesian: pantes (“worthy, appropriate, fit”)
  • → Balinese: ᬧᬦ᭄ᬢᭂᬲ᭄ (pantes, “right, proper; handsome, polite, pleasant”)
    • → Sasak: pantəs (“proper, fit; appropriate”)
  • → Malay: pantas (“quick, fast; skilled; experienced”)
    • > Indonesian: pantas (“deft; fast”) (inherited)
    • → Iban: pantas (“quick; sharp; attentive”)
    • → Malagasy: fantatra (“known; recognized”)
    • → Ngaju: pantas (“beautiful; well; graceful”)
    • → Tagalog: pantas (“sage; wise man; scholar”)
    • → Toba Batak: pantas (“ingenious, intelligent; prudent”)

Further reading

  • P. J. Zoetmulder (1982) Old Javanese-English dictionary‎, 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, →ISBN, →OCLC
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