calak

Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃalaʔ/
Hyphenation: ca‧lak
Rhymes: -laʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ

Etymology 1 edit

From Malay calak, from Persian (čâlâk).^[1]

Adjective edit

calak

talkative: tending to talk a lot.
Synonym: pandai bicara
naggy
Synonyms: banyak bicara, bawel
good, beautiful, nice
Synonyms: bagus, cakap, elok
outstanding
Synonym: cemerlang

Etymology 2 edit

From Minangkabau [Term?].

Noun edit

calak (plural calak-calak, first-person possessive calakku, second-person possessive calakmu, third-person possessive calaknya)

grindstone, whetstone

Derived terms edit

References edit

^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

Further reading edit

“calak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

[1] Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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