mutlak

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay mutlak, from Arabic مُطْلَق (muṭlaq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊtlak/
• Rhymes: -lak, -ak, -k
• Hyphenation: mut‧lak

Adjective

mutlak (comparative lebih mutlak, superlative paling mutlak)

1. absolute, unconditional
2. complete

Derived terms

• kemutlakan
• memutlakkan

• mayoritas mutlak
• nol mutlak
• simpangan mutlak
• tanggung jawab mutlak

Further reading

• “mutlak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُطْلَق (muṭlaq).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmutlaq/ [ˈmut̪̚.laq]
  • Hyphenation: mut‧lak

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈmutlak/ [ˈmu.t̪laʔ]
  • Hyphenation: mu‧tlak

Adjective

mutlak (comparative lebih mutlak, superlative paling mutlak)

1. absolute, unconditional
2. complete

Derived terms

Affixations

• kemutlakan
• memutlakkan
• pemutlakan

Compounds

• air mutlak
• hak mutlak
• kebenaran mutlak
• kejahatan mutlak
• kuasa mutlak

Descendants

• > Indonesian: mutlak

Further reading

• "mutlak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "mutlak" at PRPM first version)

Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic مُطْلَق (muṭlaq)

Ottoman Turkish مطلق (mutlak)

Turkish mutlak

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مطلق (mutlak), from Arabic مُطْلَق (muṭlaq).

Adjective

mutlak

1. absolute, complete