tĕtĕs

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *-tes (“tear, rip”). Doublet of tatas.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tə.təs/
  • Rhymes: -təs
  • Hyphenation: tĕ‧tĕs

Verb

tĕtĕs

  1. penetrated, pierced

Noun

tĕtĕs

  1. penetrating, breaking through, coming out, hatching
  2. a way of embroidering

Derived terms
  • anĕtĕs
  • anĕtĕs
  • tan tĕtĕs
  • tinĕtĕs
  • tĕtĕsan

Descendants
  • > Javanese: ꦠꦼꦠꦼꦱ꧀ (tetes) (inherited)

Further reading
  • P. J. Zoetmulder (1982) Old Javanese-English dictionary‎, 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, →ISBN, →OCLC
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