ketat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ketat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈtat/, [kəˈt̪at̪̚]
• Hyphenation: kê‧tat
• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

kêtat

1. tight (firmly held together; compact; not loose or open)

   Pakaian yang ketat.

   Tight clothing

2. strict (governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous)

   Penjagaan ketat oleh sipir dilakukan kepada para narapidana.

   Strict guarding by the warden is done to the inmates.

Synonyms

• sendat, sempit

Antonyms

• longgar

Derived terms

Terms derived from ketat

• keketatan
• mengetatkan
• memperketat
• pengetatan

Further reading

• “ketat” 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 Proto-Malayic [Term?], possibly from earlier *ka-hətət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qətqət, from Proto-Austronesian *qəCqəC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈtat/ [kəˈt̪at̪]

Adjective

ketat (Jawi spelling کتت)

1. tight

   Synonyms: sendat, erat

   Antonym: longgar

2. strict

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengetat [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengetatan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• keketatan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• mengetat [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengetatkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• diketat [patient focus] (di-)
• terketat [agentless action] (teR-)
• memperketat [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
• memperketatkan [causative agent focus + causative benefactive] (mempeR- + -kan)
• diperketat [causative passive focus] (dipeR-)
• diperketatkan [causative passive focus + causative benefactive] (dipeR- + -kan)

Descendants

• Indonesian: kêtat

Further reading

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