tampak

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• nampak (proscribed)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tampak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapak. Doublet of dampak and tapak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtampaʔ/ [ˈt̪am.paʔ]
    • Rhymes: -ampaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtampak/ [ˈt̪am.pak̚]
    • Rhymes: -ampak
• Syllabification: tam‧pak

Verb

tampak

1. (transitive, copulative) to look

   Synonym: terlihat

   Busana Ayu tampak indah.

   Ayu's dress looks beautiful.

2. (transitive, copulative) to seem

   Dia tampak kesakitan setelah cedera di perosotan.

   He seems in pain after being injured on the slide.

Adjective

tampak

1. visible

   Synonyms: kasatmata, terlihat

   Bulan sangat tampak di malam ini.

   The moon is very visible tonight.

Derived terms

• kenampakan
• ketampakan
• menampak
• menampakkan
• penampakan
• tampak-tampak
• tampaknya
• tertampak

Further reading

• “tampak”, 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

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapak. Doublet of dampak and nampak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtampak/ [ˈt̪am.paʔ]
• Rhymes: -ampaʔ, -paʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: tam‧pak

Verb

tampak (Jawi spelling تمڤق)

1. (transitive, copulative) to look
2. (transitive, copulative) to seem

Adjective

tampak (Jawi spelling تمڤق, comparative lebih tampak, superlative paling tampak)

1. visible

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tampak (inherited)

Further reading

• “tampak”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tamˈpak/ [t̪ɐmˈpak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: tam‧pak

Adjective

tampák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔)

1. patent; evident; obvious

   Synonyms: tambag, kita, hayag, lantad, litaw, ultaw

2. open; frank

   Synonyms: harapan, tapatan, prangka

3. (dialectal) exposed to cold, heat, etc.

Derived terms

• tampakan
• tampakin
• tumampak

Adverb

tampák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔)

1. obviously; evidently
2. openly; frankly

   Synonyms: hayagan, lantaran

Noun

tampák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔)

1. act of accusing someone openly

   Synonyms: talampak, pagtalampak