tatal
See also: tatăl
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tatal, from Classical Malay تاتل (tatal), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tatal.
Or alternatively from Tamil தடல் (taṭal, “flake, peel, splinter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪at̪al]
- Hyphenation: ta‧tal
Noun
tatal (first-person possessive tatalku, second-person possessive tatalmu, third-person possessive tatalnya)
- wood chips that are laid (crushed); thin trash.
Derived terms
- tertatal
- tatal ketam
Further reading
- “tatal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tatal (“wood chips”). Cognate with Tagalog tatal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tatal/
- Rhymes: -atal, -tal, -al
Noun
tatal (Jawi spelling تاتل, plural tatal-tatal, informal 1st possessive tatalku, 2nd possessive tatalmu, 3rd possessive tatalnya)
- wood chips
- Synonyms: sumbing, selumbar
Descendants
- Indonesian: tatal
Verb
tatal (Jawi spelling تاتل)
- (computing) to scroll
- Tatal ke bawah ― To scroll down
Derived terms
- ditatal
- menatal
- penatal
- penatalan
Further reading
- “tatal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *tatal
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧tal
- IPA(key): /ˈtatal/, [ˈta.tɐl]
Noun
tatal
- wood chips; wood splinters; wood shavings (especially used for fuel)
Derived terms
- tatalan
- tatalin
See also
- pinaglabrahan
- pinagtabtaban
- pinagtapyasan