cacak

See also: çäçäk

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃat͡ʃak/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧cak

Etymology 1

Cognate with Malay cicak.

Noun

cacak

  1. lizard

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

cacak

  1. withdraw (cash from ATM)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian)
    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃaʔ/ [ˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃaʔ]
      • Rhymes: -at͡ʃaʔ
    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃak/ [ˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃak̚]
      • Rhymes: -at͡ʃak
  • Syllabification: ca‧cak

Etymology 1

Adjective

cacak (comparative lebih cacak, superlative paling cacak)

  1. (uncommon) perpendicular
    Synonym: tegak lurus
Derived terms
  • cacakkan
  • mencacak
  • tercacak

Etymology 2

Verb

cacak (active mencacak, passive dicacak)

  1. (chiefly dialectal) to pinch
    Synonym: cubit
  2. (chiefly dialectal) to pickpocket
    Synonym: copet
Derived terms
  • pencacak

Etymology 3

From Belitung Malay.

Noun

cacak (plural cacak-cacak)

  1. a kind of bridal veil for Belitung men

Etymology 4

From Javanese.

Noun

cacak (plural cacak-cacak)

  1. (Java) a wooden/bamboo tool, used for tobacco leaves in the shredding process or similar

Further reading

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