tentatif

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch tentatief (“tentative”), from Medieval Latin tentātīvus (“trying, testing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛn.ˈta.tɪf/
• Rhymes: -tɪf
• Hyphenation: ten‧ta‧tif

Adjective

tentatif

1. tentative:
   1. of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
   2. uncertain; subject to future change.

Related terms

• tentamen

 

Further reading

• “tentatif” 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.