catat

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦛꦼꦠ꧀ (cathet, “to take note”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃatat/ [ˈt͡ʃa.t̪at̪̚]
• Rhymes: -atat
• Syllabification: ca‧tat

Verb

catat (active mencatat, passive dicatat)

1. (transitive) to note
2. (transitive) to record

   Synonym: rekam

Alternative forms

• catet (colloquial)

Derived terms

• catat-mencatat
• catatan
• dicatat
• dicatatkan
• mencatat
• mencatatkan
• pencatat
• pencatatan
• tercatat

Descendants

• → Malay: چاتت (catat)

Further reading

• “catat” 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.