kontan
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Antillean Creole
Etymology
Verb
kontan
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French content (“happy”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kontan
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, present active infinitive of computō.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kontan
- cash, money in the form of notes/bills and coins.
- (colloquial) instant, a very short period of time; a moment.
Related terms
Further reading
- “kontan” 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.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French content (“happy”).
Adjective
kontan
Verb
kontan (medial form kontan)
- To like; to be pleased by
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- Haitian Creole adjectives
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Indonesian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pewH-
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch
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- Mauritian Creole terms derived from French
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