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terka

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See also: těrka and терка

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit तर्क (tarka, “reasoning, speculation, inquiry”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tərˈka]
  • Hyphenation: têr‧ka
  • Rhymes: -ka, -a

Verb

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têrka (base-imperative terka, active menerka, ordinary passive diterka)

  1. to guess
    Synonyms: duga, kira, tebak

Affixed terms

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References

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  1. ^ J.G. de Casparis (1997) “Sanskrit Loan-Words in Indonesian: An annotated check-list of words from Sanskrit in Indonesian and Traditional Malay”, in Amran Halim, Bambang Kaswanti Purwo, Soenjono Dardjowidjojo, Soepomo Poedjosoedarmo, John W. M. Verhaar, editor, NUSA : Linguistic studies of Indonesia and other languages in Indonesia., volume 41, page 36

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