tatā

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably Old Javanese tatar. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Homophones: taṭa, tātā
• Hyphenation: ta‧tā

Noun

tatā

1. arrangement, ordering
2. fixed order, rule

Derived terms

• anata-natā
• anatā
• anatākĕn
• atatā
• patatā
• satatā
• tinatā
• tinatākĕn
• tumatā

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦠꦠ (tata) (inherited)
• → Malay: tata, tatar
  • > Indonesian: tata, tatar (inherited)

Further reading

• "tatā" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.