tetek

See also: tétek, -tetek, and -tétek

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛtɛk]

Noun

tetek f

1. genitive plural of tetka

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Compare French tette, Dutch tiet, German Zitze, English tit, also Late Latin titta, Italian tetta, Spanish and Portuguese teta. Possibly ultimately an expressive formation found in many languages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪ɛˈt̪ɛʔ]
• Hyphenation: tè‧tèk

Noun

tetek (plural tetek-tetek)

1. (colloquial, vulgar) female breasts

   Synonyms: payudara, susu

Alternative forms

• tt (text messaging)

Derived terms

• menetek
• meneteki
• menetekkan
• penetekan

• tetek bengek

Related terms

• toket

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay tetek, probably sound-change of Indonesian titik (“dot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪ɛˈt̪ɛk]
• Hyphenation: tè‧tèk

Noun

tetek (plural tetek-tetek)

1. (uncommon in itself) Chiefly in the form tetek bengek: trifles; small or unimportant matters.

Derived terms

• tetek bengek

Further reading

• “tetek”, 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