tentu

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay tentu, from Old Javanese tantu (“cord, thread; cause of continuity; continuous existence; thread of a story; fixed order, establishment of the world order; established holy place”), from Sanskrit तन्तु (tantu). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tənˈtu/ [t̪ən̪ˈt̪u] Rhymes: -u Syllabification: ten‧tu === Adjective === têntu certain, definite, sure Synonym: pasti bright Synonym: terang positive assertive, clear, decisive, firm, resolute === Adverb === têntu of course === Derived terms === === Further reading === “tentu”, 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 === Borrowed from Old Javanese tantu (“cord, thread; cause of continuity; continuous existence; thread of a story; fixed order, establishment of the world order; established holy place”), from Sanskrit तन्तु (tantu). === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /tənˈtu/ [t̪ən̪ˈt̪u] Rhymes: -tu, -u Hyphenation: ten‧tu === Adjective === tentu (Jawi spelling تنتو, comparative lebih tentu, superlative paling tentu) certain; sure; definite; fixed. Synonym: pasti Tarikh mesyuarat itu masih belum tentu. ― The date of the meeting is still not certain. === Adverb === tentu (Jawi spelling تنتو) certainly; surely; of course. Dia tentu akan datang ke majlis itu. ― He will certainly come to the event. Tentu sekali, saya akan bantu. ― Of course, I will help. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: tentu (inherited) → Tagalog: tanto → Tausug: tantu ==== Further reading ==== "tentu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017