waktu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay waktu, from Arabic وَقْت‎ (waqt, “time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wak.tu/

Noun

waktu (first-person possessive waktuku, second-person possessive waktumu, third-person possessive waktunya)

1. time
   1. inevitable passing of events
   2. quantity of availability in time
   3. time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc
   4. particular moment or hour
   5. measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time
   6. numerical indication of a particular moment in time

Synonyms

• masa
• kala

Affixed terms

• berwaktu
• kewaktuan
• pewaktu
• pewaktuan
• sewaktu
• sewaktu-waktu

 

Further reading

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

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Javanese

Romanization

waktu

1. Romanization of ꦮꦏ꧀ꦠꦸ

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت‎ (waqt, “time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waktu/
• Rhymes: -tu, -u

• Audio (MY)

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Noun

waktu (Jawi spelling وقتو‎, plural waktu-waktu, informal 1st possessive waktuku, impolite 2nd possessive waktumu, 3rd possessive waktunya)

1. time (inevitable passing of events)
2. time (quantity of availability in time)
3. time (time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc)
4. time (particular moment or hour)
5. time (measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time)
6. time (numerical indication of a particular moment in time)

Synonyms

• masa / ماس‎
• kala / کالا‎

Descendants

• Indonesian: waktu
• → Ternate: waktu

Further reading

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

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Tausug

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت‎ (waqt).

Noun

waktu

1. time

   Synonym: lisag

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Ternate

Etymology

From Malay waktu, from Arabic وَقْت‎ (waqt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwak.tu/

Noun

waktu

1. time

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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Yakan

Noun

waktu

1. time