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tak.

tidak (“not”)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈtaʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪aʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. tidak (“not”)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tak, contraction of tidak, from from Proto-Malayic *daʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diaq.

noun/ˈtaʔ/[ˈt̪aʔ]/ˈtak/[ˈt̪ak̚]
  1. imitation of the sound of a pitted shell

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic

noun/ˈtak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪ak̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. stroke, cycle, phase; a single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement

    motor dua tak
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch takt, from Latin tāctus.

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