waktu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay waktu, from Arabic وَقْت (waqt, “time”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwaktu/ [ˈwak̚.t̪u]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aktu
• Syllabification: wak‧tu

Noun

waktu

1. time (inevitable passing of events)
2. time (quantity of availability in time)
3. time (time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc)
4. time (particular moment or hour)
5. time (measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time)
6. time (numerical indication of a particular moment in time)

Adverb

waktu

1. when (used as an relative adverb)

   Synonyms: ketika, (colloquial) pas, saat, sewaktu

Derived terms

• berwaktu
• kewaktuan
• pewaktu
• pewaktuan
• sewaktu
• sewaktu-waktu

 

Compounds

• waktu akses
• waktu baku antara
• waktu baku utama
• waktu duga berangkat
• waktu duga tiba
• waktu garapan
• waktu gerakan
• waktu luncur
• waktu mintakat
• waktu nyata
• waktu paruh
• waktu pelemahan langkisau
• waktu pembentukan langkisau
• waktu permainan
• waktu pertandingan
• waktu reaksi
• waktu reaksi diskriminasi
• waktu reaksi pilih
• waktu relatif
• waktu respons
• waktu setempat
• waktu siar
• waktu sideris
• waktu sinoptik
• waktu sosial
• waktu surya
• waktu tunggu

 

See also

• kala
• kali
• masa

Further reading

• “waktu” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

waktu

1. Romanization of ꦮꦏ꧀ꦠꦸ

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt, “time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waktu/
• Rhymes: -tu, -u

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

waktu (Jawi spelling وقتو, plural waktu-waktu, informal 1st possessive waktuku, 2nd possessive waktumu, 3rd possessive waktunya)

1. time (inevitable passing of events)
2. time (quantity of availability in time)
3. time (time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc)
4. time (particular moment or hour)
5. time (measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time)
6. time (numerical indication of a particular moment in time)

Synonyms

• masa / ماس
• kala / کالا

Descendants

• Indonesian: waktu
• → Ternate: waktu

Further reading

• “waktu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tausug

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /waktu/ [wɑk̚ˈt̪u]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: wak‧tu

Noun

waktu (Sulat Sūg spelling وَكْتُ)

1. time

   Synonym: lisag

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay waktu, from Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwak.tu/

Noun

waktu

1. time

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay waktu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwak.t̪u/

Conjunction

waktu

1. when, at the time that

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

Yakan

Etymology

From Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Noun

waktu

1. time