tertarik

Indonesian

Etymology

ter- +‎ tarik. For the noun sense, semantic loan from English drawee.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tərˈtarik/ [t̪ərˈt̪a.rɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -arik
• Syllabification: ter‧ta‧rik

Adjective

têrtarik

1. getting pulled
2. (figurative) interested

   Synonym: terpikat

Noun

têrtarik (first-person possessive tertarikku, second-person possessive tertarikmu, third-person possessive tertariknya)

1. (law) drawee

   Synonym: tersangkut

Further reading

• “tertarik” 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.