kertas

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kərˈtas/ [kərˈt̪as]

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• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ker‧tas

Noun

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

1. paper

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.

Javanese

Romanization

kertas

1. Romanization of ꦏꦼꦂꦠꦱ꧀

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of carta and kad.

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kə(r).tas]
• Rhymes: -tas, -as
• Hyphenation: ker‧tas

Noun

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

1. A 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.
2. (obsolete) A card for gambling.

Affixations

• kertas-mengertas

 

Compounds

• bunga kertas
• kertas akhbar
• kertas bunga / kertas krep
• kertas bungkus / kertas pembungkus
• kertas dinding
• kertas emas
• kertas embun
• kertas empelas
• kertas graf
• kertas jeluang
• kertas karbon
• kertas kerja
• kertas khabar
• kertas kulit
• kertas lilin
• kertas litmus
• kertas lukis
• kertas minyak / kertas telur
• kertas pendua
• kertas peperiksaan
• kertas positif
• kertas putih
• kertas rokok
• kertas saring / kertas turas
• kertas surih
• kertas taip
• kertas tisu
• kertas tulis
• kertas undi

 

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kertas (inherited)
• → Javanese: ꦏꦼꦂꦠꦱ꧀ (kertas)
• → Khmer: ក្រដាស (krɑdaah)
• → Ternate: kartas

Interjection

kertas (Jawi spelling کرتس)

1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of paper being crumpled.

Further reading

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