cako

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃako/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ko]
  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Syllabification: ca‧ko

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch sjako (“shako”), ultimately from Hungarian csákó.

Noun

cako (plural cako-cako)

  1. soldier hat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Noun

cako (plural cako-cako)

  1. a fairly long time from the event

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ambonese Malay [Term?].

Noun

cako (plural cako-cako)

  1. traditional way to remove mucus from babies using bitter melon leaves

Verb

cako

  1. to give a liquid medicine for babies so they don't cough

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Manggarai [Term?].

Noun

cako (plural cako-cako)

  1. solo prayer or ritual

Further reading

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃa.ko]

Verb

cako

  1. (transitive) to strike, hit

Conjugation

Conjugation of cako
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tocako focako micako
2nd person nocako nicako
3rd
person 		masculine ocako icako
yocako (archaic)
feminine mocako
neuter icako

Noun

cako

  1. an hour

Adverb

cako

  1. o'clock
    cako raha ― four o'clock

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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