pantas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pantas (“quick; fast; skilled; experienced”), from Classical Malay pantas, from Old Javanese pantĕs (“fitting, appropriate; in accordance with all the rules”). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦱ꧀ (pantes, “appropriate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpantas]
• Hyphenation: pan‧tas

Adjective

pantas

1. worthy.

   Synonyms: patut, layak

2. appropriate.

   Synonyms: sesuai, sepadan

3. fit.

   Synonym: cocok

4. (obsolete) deft

   Synonyms: cekatan, tangkas

5. (obsolete) fast

   Synonym: cepat

Usage notes

The sense is reinforced as semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦱ꧀ (pantes, “appropriate”). The inherited sense of deft become dated in Indonesian, while the sense is kept in Standard Malay pantas.

Derived terms

• memantas
• memantas-mantas
• pemantas
• sepantasnya
• terpantas

 

Further reading

• “pantas” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese pantĕs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pantas/
• Rhymes: -antas, -as

Adjective

pantas (Jawi spelling ڤانتس)

1. quick; fast

   Synonyms: cepat, kencang, lekas

   Antonyms: lembap, perlahan

2. skilled; experienced

   Synonyms: cekap, mahir, tangkas

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• sepantas [comparability] (se-)
• kepantasan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pantas (“deft; fast”) (inherited)
• → Iban: pantas (“quick; sharp; attentive”)
• → Malagasy: fantatra (“known; recognized”)
• → Ngaju: pantas (“beautiful; well; graceful”)
• → Tagalog: pantas (“sage; wise man; scholar”)
• → Toba Batak: pantas (“ingenious, intelligent; prudent”)

Further reading

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

Swedish

Verb

pantas

1. passive infinitive of panta
2. present passive of panta

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pantas, from Old Javanese pantĕs (modern Javanese ꦥꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦱ꧀ (pantes)).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /panˈtas/ [pɐn̪ˈt̪as]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: pan‧tas

Noun

pantás (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

1. (archaic) sage; wise man; scholar

   Synonyms: paham, dalubhasa

   Nagsasaliksik ang mga pantas upang malinang ang kanilang karunungan.

   The wise men are researching to sharpen their knowledge.

Derived terms

• pamantasan

 

References

• http://www.tagalog-dictionary.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?s=wise