tetapi

Central Melanau

Alternative forms

• ketapi, tapi

Etymology

Borrowed 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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təˈtapi/ [t̪əˈt̪a.pi]
• Rhymes: -api
• Syllabification: te‧ta‧pi

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Conjunction

têtapi

1. although, but, despite that, however, nevertheless, on the other hand, yet

   Synonyms: akan tetapi, namun, tapi, walakin

Alternative forms

• tapi

Further reading

• “tetapi”, 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

Alternative forms

• tapi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /təˈtapi/ [t̪əˈt̪a.pi]
• Rhymes: -api, -pi, -i
• Hyphenation: te‧ta‧pi

Conjunction

tetapi (Jawi spelling تتاڤي)

1. but (although)

   Rumah itu kecil, tetapi sangat selesa.

   The room is small but, very comfortable.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tetapi
• → Central Melanau: ketapi, tetapi

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 (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "tetapi" at PRPM first version)