cakap
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
- tjakap (pre-1967)
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay cakap, from Classical Malay cakap, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cakəp.
Noun edit
cakap (first-person possessive cakapku, second-person possessive cakapmu, third-person possessive cakapnya)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Standard Malay cekap (“skillful, efficient”) (influenced by Minangkabau cakap), from Javanese ꦕꦼꦏꦥ꧀ (cekap, “sufficient, adequate”), from Old Javanese cĕkap (“impudent”).
- Semantic loan from Javanese ꦕꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (cakep, “good-looking”).
Verb edit
cakap
- (archaic) able
- (archaic) to have cleverness, to be skillful
- (archaic) to be beautiful
- (archaic) to be in good condition
- to be skillful
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “cakap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
- ckp (SMS slang)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic (compare Iban jako), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cakəp.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
cakap
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “cakap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.