tetap

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [təˈtap̚]
• Hyphenation: tê‧tap

Etymology 1

From Malay tetap, from Proto-Austronesian *tetep (“firm, fixed”).

Adjective

tetap

1. steady, fixed
2. eternal

   Synonym: lestari

3. permanent

   Synonym: permanen

Adverb

tetap

1. continuously

   Synonym: terus

2. always

   Synonym: selalu

3. eternally

   Synonym: selamanya

4. surely, certainly, undoubtedly

   Synonyms: pasti, tentu

Verb

tetap

1. to remain, to stay, to continue.
2. to keep on

Derived terms

• berketetapan
• ketetapan
• mempertetap
• mempertetapkan
• menetap
• menetapi
• menetapkan
• penetap
• penetapan
• tetapan

 

• tetap hati

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tetap

1. to stay, to reside

Derived terms

• menetap
• penetap

 

Conjugation

Conjugation of tetap (meng-, transitive)
Root	tetap
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Imperative	Jussive
Active	menetap	tertetap	ditetap	tetap	tetaplah
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	menetapkan	tertetapkan	ditetapkan	tetapkan	tetapkanlah
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	mempertetapkan	terpertetapkan	dipertetapkan	pertetapkan	pertetapkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Note: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are seldom used in standard Indonesian. Some also change meaning.

Further reading

• “tetap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

According to Dempwolf (1938), from Proto-Austronesian *tetep (“firm, fixed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tətap/
• Rhymes: -ətap, -ap

Adjective

tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ‎)

1. steady, fixed
2. eternal

   Synonym: lestari

3. permanent

   Synonym: permanen

Adverb

tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ‎)

1. continuously

   Synonym: terus

2. always

   Synonyms: selalu, sentiasa, senantiasa

3. eternally

   Synonyms: selamanya, selama-lamanya

4. surely, certainly, undoubtedly

   Synonyms: pasti, tentu

Verb

tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ‎)

1. to remain, to stay, to continue.
2. to keep on

Derived terms

• ditetap
• ditetapi
• ditetapkan
• ketetapan
• menetap
• menetapi
• menetapkan
• penetapan
• tertetap
• tetapan
• tetapi
• tetapkan

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: tetap

Further reading

• “tetap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary