kontan

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French content.

Verb

kontan

1. to like; to love

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French content (“happy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃tã/

Adjective

kontan

1. happy

Related terms

• kontante
• kontantman

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)

1. cash, money in the form of notes/bills and coins

   Synonyms: kes, tunai

2. (colloquial) instant, a very short period of time; a moment

Related terms

• komputer
• konter

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

1. happy; pleased

Verb

kontan (medial form kontan)

1. To like; to be pleased by

   Mo kontan dormi.

   I like to sleep.