tegak

tegak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tegak. The term is used as translation of Japanese 気(き)をつけ (kiotsuke).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈɡak̚/
• Hyphenation: tê‧gak
• Rhymes: -ɡak, -ak, -k

Adjective

têgak

1. erect, upright

   Synonym: berdiri

2. skillful

   Synonym: sigap

Derived terms

• bertegak
• ketegakan
• menegak
• menegakkan
• penegak
• penegakan
• sepertegak
• setegak
• tegakan
• tegak-tegak
• tertegak

 

• tegak bulu kuduk
• tegak lurus
• tegak roma
• tegak sumbang
• tegak tengkuk

 

Further reading

• “tegak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.