tatap

Indonesian

Etymology

Compare to Tagalog tatap. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtatap/ [ˈt̪a.t̪ap]
• Rhymes: -atap
• Syllabification: ta‧tap

Verb

tatap

1. (transitive) to stare; basic/imperative of menatap

Derived terms

• bertatap-tatapan (“to stare at each other (repeatedly)”)
• bertatapan (“to stare at each other”)
• penatap (“starer”)
• penatapan (“the act of staring”)
• tatapan (“stare”)
• tatapi (“to stare; to ponder”)

• tatap muka (“face to face”)

Further reading

• “menatap” 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.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈtap/ [t̪ɐˈt̪ap̚], /ˈtatap/ [ˈt̪aː.t̪ɐp̚]
• Rhymes: -ap, -atap
• Syllabification: ta‧tap

Adjective

tatáp or tatap (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜉ᜔)

1. aware of; having come to realize or understand

   Synonyms: alam, batid, tanto, nalalaman, nababatid, natatanto

Derived terms

• matatap
• tatapin

Noun

tatáp or tatap (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜉ᜔)

1. understanding; coming to know or realize (what something is about)

   Synonyms: tanto, pagkatanto, alam, pagkaalam, unawa, pagkaunawa, intindi, pagkaintindi

Anagrams

• tapat