antap

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈantap/ [ˈan̪.t̪ap̚]
• Rhymes: -antap
• Syllabification: an‧tap

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay antap, from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦥ꧀ (antep, “weight”), from Old Javanese antĕp (“hard, unyielding (in contact); unkind”).

Alternative forms

• antep

Adjective

antap (comparative lebih antap, superlative paling antap) (dialectal, Java)

1. solid

   Synonym: padat

2. heavy

   Synonym: berat

Related terms

• mantap

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Minangkabau, from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦥ꧀ (antep, “loyal; steady”), from Old Javanese antĕp (“hard, unyielding (in contact); unkind”).

Adjective

antap (comparative lebih antap, superlative paling antap) (dialectal)

1. quiet

   Synonym: diam

2. steady

   Synonym: tenang

Further reading

• “antap”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English on top.

Adjective

antap

1. high
   • Ol i stap namel long 300-700 m antap long solwara.
     They range from 300-700 m above sea level.
     Reite Plants, p. xiii
   • Narapela em tundung kondong; em tokples bilong ol N'dau, long bus antap.
     The other [bowl] is tundung kondong in the local language of N'dau, in the high forest.
     The other kind of bowl came to us from the south, from higher in the Finisterre Mountain Ranges, where people speak the N'dau language.
     Reite Plants, p. 21
2. more
   • James i bin stap wantaim ol man long Reite na Sarangama ples antap long tupela yia
     James has lived for more than two years in Reite village
     Reite Plants, p. x

Adverb

antap

1. on top
2. up
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:2:

     Tudak i karamapim bikpela wara na spirit bilong God i go i kam antap long en.

     →New International Version translation

Antonyms

• ananit
• daunbilo

Derived terms

• pasin antap (“arrogance, haughtiness, pride”)

References

• Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008), Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 3