tĕtĕs

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *-tes (“tear, rip”). Doublet of tatas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.təs/
• Rhymes: -təs
• Hyphenation: tĕ‧tĕs

Verb

tĕtĕs

1. penetrated, pierced

Noun

tĕtĕs

1. penetrating, breaking through, coming out, hatching
2. a way of embroidering

Derived terms

• anĕtĕs
• anĕtĕs
• tan tĕtĕs
• tinĕtĕs
• tĕtĕsan

 

Related terms

• pantĕs
• tatas

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦠꦼꦠꦼꦱ꧀ (tetes) (inherited)

Further reading

• P. J. Zoetmulder (1982) Old Javanese-English dictionary‎^[1], 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, →ISBN, →OCLC