kertas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kertas, from Arabic قَرْطَاس (qarṭās), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of kardus, kartel, karton, kartu, and katrij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kərˈtas/

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• Hyphenation: kêr‧tas

Noun

kêrtas (first-person possessive kertasku, second-person possessive kertasmu, third-person possessive kertasnya)

1. paper: a sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.

Derived terms

• kertas ampelas
• kertas aspal
• kertas berharga
• kertas bungkus
• kertas dinding
• kertas embos
• kertas embun
• kertas gambar
• kertas isap
• kertas jamban
• kertas jernih
• kertas kabar
• kertas kado
• kertas karbon
• kertas kedap lemak
• kertas kembang
• kertas kerja
• kertas koran
• kertas lap
• kertas lilin
• kertas manila
• kertas merang
• kertas minyak
• kertas oles
• kertas penapis
• kertas penetap
• kertas rokok
• kertas sampul
• kertas samson
• kertas sap
• kertas saring
• kertas satin
• kertas segel
• kertas seloidin
• kertas serap
• kertas skor
• kertas tekap
• kertas telur
• kertas tisu
• kertas toilet
• kertas toni
• kertas tulis

 

Related terms

• kartu

 

Further reading

• “kertas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).

• Semantic loan from English paper for a set of examination questions.

Noun

kertas (Jawi spelling کرتس, plural kertas-kertas, informal 1st possessive kertasku, 2nd possessive kertasmu, 3rd possessive kertasnya)

1. paper:
   1. a sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
   2. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, education) a set of examination questions to be answered at one session.

Descendants

• Indonesian: kertas
• → Khmer: ក្រដាស (krɑdaah)
• → Ternate: kartas

Further reading

• “kertas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.