instan

Indonesian

Etymology

From English instant, from Middle English instant (“infinitely short period of time”), from Old French instant (“assiduous, at hand”, adjective), from Latin instans, instant- (“present, pressing, urgent”, literally “standing near”), from in + stāre (“to stand”). Doublet of instansi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɪn.stan]
  • Hyphenation: in‧stan

Adjective

instan

  1. instant, very quickly and easily prepared
    Synonyms: dadak, segera

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

instan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of instar
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