tatkala

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tatkala, from Sanskrit तत्काल (tatkāla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tatˈkala/ [t̪at̪̚ˈka.la]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: tat‧ka‧la

Adverb

tatkala

1. (formal or literary) when

   Synonyms: ketika, saat, waktu

   • 1921 [1912], Cornelis Johannes Kieviet, translated by Moeh. Safé'i, Dari déna sampai mendjadi radja, Balai-Poestaka, translation of Een Corsicaansche jongen, page 4:

     Tatkala iboenja mendengar hal jang terseboet boekan alang-kepalang marahnja, karena keboen tempat anaknja mentjoeri itoe sebenarnjalah telah dikoeasakan oléh jang empoenja kepadanja oentoek sementara, sebab ia pergi kekota lain. (1901–1947)

     [Tatkala ibunya mendengar hal yang tersebut, bukan alang kepalang marahnya, karena kebun tempat anaknya mencuri itu sebenarnyalah telah dikuasakan oleh yang empunya kepadanya untuk sementara, sebab ia pergi ke kota lain.]

     When his mother heard about it, she became extremely angry, because the garden from which her child had stolen had actually been entrusted to her temporarily by the owner, since the owner had gone to another town.

2. (formal or literary) at that time; whilom

   Synonyms: kala itu, waktu itu

Further reading

• “tatkala”, 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 Sanskrit तत्काल (tatkāla).

Conjunction

tatkala (Jawi spelling تتکالا)

1. when
   • 1612, Albert Cornelius Ruyl, Translation of the Gospel of Matthew into Malay, 5:11:

     Bermůmin jadi-mů tatkala manůſea ber-bintſi daan bergagaï-mů, daän meng-ůtſiap ſegala d’jahat akan kamů, berdůſta karna aků.

     Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.