tegak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təˈɡaʔ/ [t̪əˈɡaʔ]
• Syllabification: te‧gak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tegak, perhaps related to tegap.

Adjective

têgak

1. erect, upright

   Synonym: berdiri

2. skillful

   Synonym: sigap

Derived terms

• bertegak
• ketegakan
• menegak
• penegak
• penegakan
• sepertegak
• setegak
• tegak-tegak
• tegakan
• tegakkan
• tertegak

Compounds

• tegak bulu kuduk
• tegak lurus
• tegak roma
• tegak sumbang
• tegak tengkuk

Etymology 2

An alternative form of a word.

Verb

têgak (active menegak, passive ditegak)

1. Alternative form of tenggak

Further reading

• “tegak” 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.