tatap

Indonesian

Etymology

Compare to Tagalog tatap. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.tap̚/
• Rhymes: -tap̚, -ap̚, -p̚
• Hyphenation: ta‧tap

Verb

tatap (active menatap, passive ditatap, perfective passive tertatap)

1. (transitive) to stare
   1. to look fixedly (at something)
   2. to influence in some way by looking fixedly

Derived terms

(Affixed terms):

• bertatap-tatapan
• bertatapan
• penatap
• penatapan
• tatapan
• tatapi

(Compound terms):

• tatap muka

Further reading

• “menatap” 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.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈtap/ [t̪ɐˈt̪ap̚], /ˈtatap/ [ˈt̪aː.t̪ɐp̚]
• Rhymes: -ap, -atap
• Syllabification: ta‧tap

Adjective

tatáp or tatap (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜉ᜔)

1. aware of; having come to realize or understand

   Synonyms: alam, batid, tanto, nalalaman, nababatid, natatanto

Derived terms

• matatap
• tatapin

Noun

tatáp or tatap (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜉ᜔)

1. understanding; coming to know or realize (what something is about)

   Synonyms: tanto, pagkatanto, alam, pagkaalam, unawa, pagkaunawa, intindi, pagkaintindi

Anagrams

• tapat