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kontan.

cash, money in the form of notes/bills and coins

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkontan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈkon̪.t̪an]Standard-Indonesian
  1. cash, money in the form of notes/bills and coins

  2. instant, a very short period of time; a moment

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Dutch contant (“cash”), from French comptant (“cash”), the present participle of compter from Middle French compter, respelling of Old French conter to reflect the etymology Latin computāre.

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