singkat

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay singkat.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsiŋ.kat̚/
  • Rhymes: -kat̚
  • Hyphenation: sing‧kat

Adjective

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singkat (comparative lebih singkat, superlative paling singkat or tersingkat, equative sesingkat)

  1. short
    Synonym: pendek
    1. having little duration or time
    2. taking few words
    3. having little ages
  2. brief (taking few words)

Verb

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singkat (active menyingkat, passive disingkat)

  1. (transitive) to abbreviate; to abridge
    Synonyms: persingkat, singkatkan
    1. to make shorter; to shorten (in time); to shorten by ending sooner than planned
    2. to reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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Compare Minangkabau singkek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsiŋkat/ [ˈsiŋ.kat̪]

Adjective

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singkat (Jawi spelling سيڠکت)

  1. short; brief

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: singkat

Further reading

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