katakan
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From kata + -kan.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kaˈtakan/ [kaˈt̪a.kan]
Rhymes: -akan
Syllabification: ka‧ta‧kan
=== Verb ===
katakan (active mengatakan, passive dikatakan)
(transitive) to say
Synonym: (informal) bilang
=== Further reading ===
“mengatakan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
Affixation of kata + -kan.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): [ka.tə.kan]
(Literary Standard) IPA(key): [ka.ta.kan]
Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧kan
=== Verb ===
katakan (Jawi spelling کاتاکن)
Infinitive of mengatakan.
=== Interjection ===
katakan (Jawi spelling کاتاکن)
Used to mention a hypothetical scenario; imagine, suppose.
(informal) Used to mention that the state seems as such; can be said to be.
Synonyms: gamaknya, kiranya
=== Further reading ===
"katakan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017