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kertas

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kərˈtas/ [kərˈt̪as]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: ker‧tas

Noun

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

  1. paper

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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kertas

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦼꦂꦠꦱ꧀

Malay

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Compounds

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Descendants

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Interjection

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kertas (Jawi spelling کرتس)

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

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