tatal

See also: tatăl

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tatal, from Classical Malay تاتل (tatal), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tatal.

Or alternatively from Tamil தடல் (taṭal, “flake, peel, splinter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪at̪al]
• Hyphenation: ta‧tal

Noun

tatal (first-person possessive tatalku, second-person possessive tatalmu, third-person possessive tatalnya)

1. wood chips that are laid (crushed); thin trash.

Derived terms

• tertatal

 

• tatal ketam

 

Further reading

• “tatal” 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 (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tatal (“wood chips”). Cognate with Tagalog tatal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tatal/
• Rhymes: -atal, -tal, -al

Noun

tatal (Jawi spelling تاتل, plural tatal-tatal, informal 1st possessive tatalku, 2nd possessive tatalmu, 3rd possessive tatalnya)

1. wood chips

   Synonyms: sumbing, selumbar

Descendants

• Indonesian: tatal

Verb

tatal (Jawi spelling تاتل)

1. (computing) to scroll

   Tatal ke bawah ― To scroll down

Derived terms

• ditatal
• menatal
• penatal
• penatalan

 

Further reading

• “tatal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *tatal

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtatal/ [ˈta.tɐl]
• Rhymes: -atal
• Syllabification: ta‧tal

Noun

tatal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜎ᜔)

1. wood chips; wood splinters; wood shavings (especially used for fuel)

Derived terms

• tatalan
• tatalin

 

See also

• pinaglabrahan
• pinagtabtaban
• pinagtapyasan