praktis
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: prak‧tis
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾaktis/
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: prak‧tis
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾaktis/, [ˈpɾ̪ak.t̪ɪs̪]
Verb
praktis
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:praktis.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch praktisch, from German praktisch, from Late Latin practicus, influenced by French pratique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpraktɪs]
- Rhymes: -tɪs, -ɪs, -s
- Hyphenation: prak‧tis
Adjective
praktis
- practical,
- based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
- being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.
Alternative forms
- praktikal (Standard Malay)
Affixed terms
- kepraktisan
- sepraktis-praktisnya
Descendants
- → Malay: praktis
- → Sundanese: ᮕ᮪ᮛᮊ᮪ᮒᮤᮞ᮪ (praktis)
Further reading
- “praktis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Indonesian praktis, from Dutch praktisch, from German praktisch, from Late Latin practicus, influenced by French pratique.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English practice, from English practise, from Middle English practizen, a variant of practisen, from Middle French pratiser, practiser, from Medieval Latin practizo, from Late Latin practico (“to do, perform, execute, propose, practise, exercise, be conversant with, contrive, conspire, etc.”), from prāctica (“practical affairs", "business”), from Ancient Greek πρᾱκτική (prāktikḗ), from πρᾱκτικός (prāktikós, “practical”), from πρᾱ́σσειν (prā́ssein, “to do”).
Noun
praktis (Jawi spelling ڤرکتيس, plural praktis-praktis, informal 1st possessive praktisku, 2nd possessive praktismu, 3rd possessive praktisnya)
- (colloquial) practice:
- repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
- an organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
- the ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
Further reading
- “praktis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.