tetapi

Central Melanau

Alternative forms

• ketapi, tapi

Etymology

From Malay tetapi, from Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi).

Conjunction

tetapi

1. Alternative form of ketapi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tetapi, from Old Malay tathapi, from Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi), तथा (tathā) +‎ अपि (api).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [təˈtapi]
• Hyphenation: tê‧ta‧pi

Conjunction

têtapi

1. but (although)

Alternative forms

• tapi

Further reading

• “tetapi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• tapi
• تتاڤي, تاڤي (Jawi spelling)

Etymology

From Old Malay [script needed] (tathāpi) (attested in the Kota Kapur inscription), borrowed from Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tətapi/
• Rhymes: -api, -pi, -i

Conjunction

tetapi (Jawi spelling تتاڤي)

1. but (although)

References

• Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 277

Further reading

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