tatah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtatah/ [ˈt̪a.t̪ah]
  • Rhymes: -atah
  • Syllabification: ta‧tah

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tatah.

Noun

tatah (plural tatah-tatah)

  1. inlaid work

Verb

tatah

  1. to inlay, to embed, to stick into
Derived terms
  • bertatah
  • bertatahkan
  • ditatah
  • menatah

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦠꦃ (tatah, “chisel, file, punch”).

Noun

tatah (plural tatah-tatah)

  1. chisel
    Synonym: pahat

Verb

tatah

  1. to chisel
    Synonym: memahat
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Minangkabau tatah.

Adjective

tatah (comparative lebih tatah, superlative paling tatah)

  1. tottering, unsteady on one's feet, shaky, wobbly
    Synonym: bertatih-tatih

Verb

tatah

  1. to lead children by the hand to teach them to walk
    Synonym: menatih
Derived terms
  • bertatah
  • menatah

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

tatah

  1. romanization of ꦠꦠꦃ

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtatah/ [ˈt̪a.t̪ah]

Noun

tatah (Jawi spelling تاته, plural tatah-tatah)

  1. inlaid work

Verb

tatah (Jawi spelling تاته)

  1. to inlay, to embed, to stick into

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • menatah [agent focus] (meN-)
  • ditatah [patient focus] (di-)
  • bertatah [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • bertatahkan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tatah

Further reading

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