setiba

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of tiba (“arrival”) +‎ se-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈtiba/ [səˈt̪i.ba]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: se‧ti‧ba

Verb

setiba

1. (intransitive) to do something immediately after arrival

Further reading

• “setiba” 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

Affixation of se- +‎ tiba.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [sə.ti.bə]

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• (Baku, Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA^(key): [sə.ti.ba]

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• Hyphenation: se‧ti‧ba

Preposition

setiba (Jawi spelling ستيبا)

1. As soon as one arrives.

   Synonym: sesampai

   Setiba Adam di Pulau Pinang, dia terus mencari kedai itu.

   As soon as Adam arrived at Penang, he immediately went looking for that shop.

Further reading

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