tetikus
Indonesian
Etymology
Partial reduplication of tikus (“mouse, rat”), from Malay tetikus.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈtikus/ [t̪əˈt̪i.kʊs]
- Rhymes: -ikus
- Syllabification: te‧ti‧kus
Noun
têtikus (plural tetikus-tetikus)
Further reading
- “tetikus” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Partial reduplication of tikus (“mouse, rat”). Calque of English mouse
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /təˈtikos/ [t̪əˈt̪i.kos]
- Rhymes: -ikos, -os
- (Baku) IPA(key): /təˈtikus/ [t̪əˈt̪i.kus]
- Rhymes: -ikus, -us
- Hyphenation: te‧ti‧kus
Noun
tĕtikus (Jawi spelling تتيکوس, plural tetikus-tetikus)
- (computing) mouse
- Coordinate terms: bebola jejak, bebola trek (Brunei), kayu bedik, kayu ria
- 2015 April 24, Alzahrin Alias, “Tetikus pengesan nadi [Mouse with a heart rate sensor]”, in Berita Harian[1]:
- Jika bermain permainan video di komputer, perkara utama yang perlu dititik beratkan adalah penggunaan tetikus yang sesuai dan menjadikan permainan video itu menjadi lebih menarik.
- When playing video games on a computer, the main thing you must focus on is using the right mouse and making the video games more fun.
Further reading
- “tetikus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.