waktu

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay waktu, from Arabic وَقْت (waqt, time).

Pronunciation

Noun

waktu

  1. time (inevitable passing of events)
  2. time (quantity of availability in time)
  3. time (time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc)
  4. time (particular moment or hour)
  5. time (measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time)
  6. time (numerical indication of a particular moment in time)

Adverb

waktu

  1. when (used as an relative adverb)
    Synonyms: ketika, (colloquial) pas, saat, sewaktu

Derived terms

Compounds

See also

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

waktu

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦏ꧀ꦠꦸ

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt, time).

Pronunciation

Noun

waktu (Jawi spelling وقتو, plural waktu-waktu, informal 1st possessive waktuku, 2nd possessive waktumu, 3rd possessive waktunya)

  1. time (inevitable passing of events)
  2. time (quantity of availability in time)
  3. time (time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc)
  4. time (particular moment or hour)
  5. time (measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time)
  6. time (numerical indication of a particular moment in time)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: waktu
  • Ternate: waktu

Further reading

Tausug

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /waktu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: wak‧tu

Noun

waktu (Sulat Sūg spelling وَكْتُ)

  1. time
    Synonym: lisag

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay waktu, from Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

Noun

waktu

  1. time

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay waktu.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

waktu

  1. when, at the time that

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics

Yakan

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Noun

waktu

  1. time