tetikus

Partial reduplication of tikus (“mouse, rat”), from Malay tetikus.

• IPA^(key): /təˈtikus/, [t̪əˈt̪i.kʊs]
• Hyphenation: tê‧ti‧kus

tetikus (first-person possessive tetikusku, second-person possessive tetikusmu, third-person possessive tetikusnya)

1. (computing) mouse

• “tetikus” 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.

Partial reduplication of tikus (“mouse, rat”). Calque of English mouse

tetikus (Jawi spelling تتيکوس, plural tetikus-tetikus, informal 1st possessive tetikusku, 2nd possessive tetikusmu, 3rd possessive tetikusnya)

1. (computing) mouse
   • 2015 April 24, Alzahrin Alias, “Tetikus pengesan nadi [Mouse with a heart rate sensor]”, in Berita Harian‎:

     Jika bermain permainan video di komputer, perkara utama yang perlu dititik beratkan adalah penggunaan tetikus yang sesuai dan menjadikan permainan video itu menjadi lebih menarik.

     When playing video games on a computer, the main thing you must focus on is using the right mouse and making the video games more fun.

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