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waktu.

time (inevitable passing of events)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwaktu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈwak̚.t̪u]Standard-Indonesian

  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)

Where this word comes from

From Malay waktu, from Arabic وَقْت (waqt, “time”). Displaced native lamaan (“period, time”), luangan (“free time”), and non-native kala (“period, eld”), masa (“time, period, era”).

adv/ˈwaktu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈwak̚.t̪u]Standard-Indonesian

  1. when (used as a relative adverb)

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Malay waktu, from Arabic وَقْت (waqt, “time”). Displaced native lamaan (“period, time”), luangan (“free time”), and non-native kala (“period, eld”), masa (“time, period, era”).

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