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Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *-tes (“tear, rip”). Doublet of tatas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tə.təs/
- Rhymes: -təs
- Hyphenation: tĕ‧tĕs
Verb
tĕtĕs
- penetrated, pierced
Noun
tĕtĕs
- penetrating, breaking through, coming out, hatching
- a way of embroidering
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- P. J. Zoetmulder (1982) Old Javanese-English dictionary, 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, →ISBN, →OCLC