otak
See also: õtak
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay otak, from utak, from Proto-Malayic *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak. Doublet of botak and kotak.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
otak (first-person possessive otakku, second-person possessive otakmu, third-person possessive otaknya)
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From utak, from Proto-Malayic *hutək, *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak. Doublet of botak and kotak.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
otak (Jawi spelling اوتق, plural otak-otak, informal 1st possessive otakku, 2nd possessive otakmu, 3rd possessive otaknya)
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: otak-otak (via the plural otak-otak)
- Indonesian: otak
- → Javanese: utak (via the obsolete utak)
See also edit
References edit
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اوتق otak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 29
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اوتق otak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 53
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “otak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 188
Further reading edit
- “otak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tocharian B edit
Etymology edit
From ot (“then”) + the intensifying suffix -k(ä).
Adverb edit
otak
- then (both meaning "at that time" and "therefore")