kontan
التعريفات والمعاني
== Antillean Creole ==
=== Etymology ===
From French content.
=== Verb ===
kontan
to like; to love
== Haitian Creole ==
=== Etymology ===
From French content (“happy”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɔ̃tã/
=== Adjective ===
kontan
happy
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 100
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Dutch contant (“cash”), from French comptant (“cash”), the present participle of compter from Middle French compter, respelling of Old French conter to reflect the etymology Latin computāre.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkontan/ [ˈkon̪.t̪an]
Rhymes: -ontan
Syllabification: kon‧tan
=== Adjective ===
kontan (comparative lebih kontan, superlative paling kontan)
cash, money in the form of notes/bills and coins
Synonyms: kes, tunai
(colloquial) instant, a very short period of time; a moment
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“kontan”, 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
== Mauritian Creole ==
=== Etymology ===
From French content (“happy”). Compare Haitian Creole kontan.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tɑ̃/
=== Adjective ===
kontan
happy; pleased
=== Verb ===
kontan (medial form kontan)
to like; to be pleased by
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 518