tanpa

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tanpa, from Classical Malay tanpa, from Javanese tanpa (ꦠꦤ꧀ꦥ, “without”), from Old Javanese tan apa (“not matter”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -pa

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtanpa/ [ˈt̪an.pa]

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• Rhymes: -anpa
• Syllabification: tan‧pa

Preposition

tanpa

1. without (not having)

Further reading

• “tanpa”, 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

Japanese

Romanization

tanpa

1. Rōmaji transcription of たんぱ

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈtanpa/ [ˈt̪am.pa]
  • Rhymes: -anpa, -ampa

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈtanpə/ [ˈt̪am.pə]
  • Rhymes: -anpə, -ampə
• Hyphenation: tan‧pa

Preposition

tanpa (Jawi spelling تنڤا)

1. without (not having)

   Synonyms: tidak ada, tidak ber-, sonder

Usage notes

"Tanpa" is part of a word or clause (like "non-" or "un-"), whereas "tidak ada" is used as a response.

For example, "tidak ada orang" (there are no people), and "tanpa orang" (lacking any people).

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tanpa (inherited)

Further reading

• "tanpa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017