tetek

See also: tétek, -tetek, and -tétek

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛtɛk]

Noun

tetek f

1. genitive plural of tetka

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪ɛˈt̪ɛʔ]
• Hyphenation: tè‧tèk

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Compare French tette, Dutch tiet, German Zitze, English tit, also Late Latin titta, Italian tetta, Spanish and Portuguese teta. Possibly ultimately an expressive formation found in many languages.

Noun

tetek (plural tetek-tetek, first-person possessive tetekku, second-person possessive tetekmu, third-person possessive teteknya)

1. (colloquial, vulgar) The woman breasts.

   Synonyms: payudara, susu

Alternative forms

• tt (text messaging)

Derived terms

• menetek
• meneteki
• menetekkan
• penetekan

 

• tetek bengek

 

Related terms

• toket

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay tetek, probably sound-change of Indonesian titik (“dot”).

Noun

tetek (first-person possessive tetekku, second-person possessive tetekmu, third-person possessive teteknya)

1. small or unimportant matters.

Derived terms

• tetek bengek

 

Further reading

• “tetek” 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.