terkata-kata

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ter- +‎ reduplication of kata.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /tə(r)ˈkatə ˈkatə/ [t̪ə(r)ˈka.t̪ə ˈka.t̪ə]
    • Rhymes: -atə, -tə, -ə
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /tərˈkata ˈkata/ [t̪ərˈka.t̪a ˈka.t̪a]
    • Rhymes: -ate, -te, -a
  • Hyphenation: ter‧ka‧ta-ka‧ta

Verb

terkata-kata (Jawi spelling ترکات-کات)

  1. To be able to speak or say.
    Synonym: terkata
    Dia tidak terkata-kata lagi selepas melihat soalan ujian.
    He couldn't speak anymore after he saw the test questions.

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