capak

Albanian

Etymology

From ca (“some”) +‎ pak (“little, a few”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡saˈpak]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pák

Adverb

capak

  1. a little, a bit
    Synonyms: pak, ca, çikë, cazë, ndopak, paksa

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “capak”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃapaʔ/
  • Rhymes: -apaʔ, -paʔ, -aʔ

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Verb

capak

  1. (classic) to ignore

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak)

  1. indifference; inattention

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Verb

capak

  1. to sit with legs open (as riding motorcycle, horse etc.)
    Synonym: celapak

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak)

  1. ancestors in the sixth generation

Etymology 4

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ca(m)pak (“to smack”)

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak)

  1. (Minangkabau Malay) to smack the lips

Etymology 5

Unknown.

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak)

  1. kind of shrub, Melochia umbellata

Further reading

  • “capak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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