kontan
Antillean Creole edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
kontan
Haitian Creole edit
Etymology edit
From French content (“happy”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kontan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch contant (“cash”), from French comptant (“cash”), the present participle of compter from Middle French compter, respelling of Old French conter to reflect the etymology Latin computāre, present active infinitive of computō.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kontan
- cash, money in the form of notes/bills and coins.
- (colloquial) instant, a very short period of time; a moment.
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Further reading edit
- “kontan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Mauritian Creole edit
Etymology edit
From French content (“happy”).
Adjective edit
kontan
Verb edit
kontan (medial form kontan)
- To like; to be pleased by
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