tetek
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛtɛk]
Noun
tetek f
- genitive plural of tetka
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t̪ɛˈt̪ɛʔ]
- Hyphenation: tè‧tèk
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Compare French tette, Dutch tiet, German Zitze, English tit, also Late Latin titta, Italian tetta, Spanish and Portuguese teta. Possibly ultimately an expressive formation found in many languages.
Noun
tetek (plural tetek-tetek)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- menetek
- meneteki
- menetekkan
- penetekan
Related terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Malay tetek, probably sound-change of Indonesian titik (“dot”).
Noun
tetek (plural tetek-tetek)
- small or unimportant matters
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tetek” 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.