Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese tatas (to reach the end, to consummate, to accomplished; to be the end, to be highest perfection; to break; to begin, to break (dawn), to vanish (darkness)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ta.tas/
  • Rhymes: -tas
  • Hyphenation: ta‧tas

Adjective

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ꦠꦠꦱ꧀ (tatas)

  1. broken, snapped
  2. complete, thorough

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “tatas”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN