tetak

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Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *tətək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təktək, from Proto-Austronesian *təktək (chopping to pieces, cutting up).

Verb

tetak

  1. to cut up

Derived terms

References

  • Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tetak, from Proto-Malayic *tətək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təktək, from Proto-Austronesian *təktək (chopping to pieces, cutting up).

Verb

têtak

  1. to gash; to slash; to cut
    Synonym: potong
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦼꦠꦏ꧀ (tetak).

Verb

têtak

  1. (dialectal, Java) to be circumcised

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from Minangkabau tatok. Doublet of tetap.

Verb

têtak

  1. (dialectal) to decide; to fix; to set
Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *tətək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təktək, from Proto-Austronesian *təktək (chopping to pieces, cutting up).

Pronunciation

Verb

tetak (Jawi spelling تتق)

  1. to chop; to slash; to hack; to notch

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tetak

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

tétak m (Cyrillic spelling те́так)

  1. uncle (father's or mother's brother-in-law)

Declension

Declension of tetak
singular plural
nominative tétak tétci
genitive tetka tȇtākā
dative tetku tetcima
accusative tetka tetke
vocative tetku tetci
locative tetku tetcima
instrumental tetkom tetcima