Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay kacau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kacaw (to disturb).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkat͡ʃau̯]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧cau

Adjective edit

kacau

  1. confused
  2. disorderly

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Malay edit

Adjective edit

kacau (used in the form berkacau)

  1. confused; disorderly

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Verb edit

kacau (Jawi spelling کاچاو)

  1. (intransitive) to stir (to disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it); to make disorderly, confused
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to disturb; to agitate; to stir

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