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ketat.

tight (firmly held together; compact; not loose or open)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/kəˈtat/[kəˈt̪at̪̚]

  1. tight (firmly held together; compact; not loose or open)

    Pakaian yang ketat.

  2. strict (governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous)

    Penjagaan ketat oleh sipir dilakukan kepada para narapidana.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ketat, from Proto-Malayic *ka-hətət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qətqət, from Proto-Austronesian *qəCqəC.

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