katek

See also: kątek

Basque

Noun

katek

1. ergative indefinite of kate

Musi

Alternative forms

• katik

Etymology

From ka- +‎ tek (“not, none”), from Proto-Malayic *ti- (compare the prothetic ka- in Betawi kaga' and ti- in Malay tidak).

Pronunciation

• (Palembang) IPA^(key): [ka.teʔ]

  • Audio (Palembang):

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Adverb

katek

1. (Palembang) there be no

   Synonyms: (Palembang) tek, dak katek, (Sekayu) suek, dak suek

Preposition

katek

1. (Palembang) without (not having)

   Synonyms: (Palembang) tek, dak katek, (Sekayu) suek, dak suek

Derived terms

• dak katek
• katek-katek
• katek aguk

References

• McDonnell, Bradley; Tadmor, Uri (2015). "Reconstructing negation and negative suppletive existentials in Malayic". The Thirteenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics. Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, 18-23 July 2015, p. 111.