Wiktionary

dekat

Dupaningan Agta edit

Noun edit

dekat

  1. rice cake

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay dekat, from Proto-Malayic *dəkət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkət, from Proto-Austronesian *dəkət.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dəˈkat/
  • (Sumba) IPA(key): [ˈdekat]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -əkat, -kat, -at

Adjective edit

dekat

  1. close (at a little distance)
    Desanya dekat pantai - The village is close to the beach.
  2. near

Antonyms edit

Malay edit

Alternative forms edit

  • kat (informal, slang, preposition)
  • dkt, kt (SMS slang)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *dəkət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkət, from Proto-Austronesian *dekeC.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

dekat (Jawi spelling دکت)

  1. Near, close.
    1. Located near or close.
      Antonym: jauh
      Ada satu cawangan McDonald's yang agak dekat dengan tempat ini.
      There's one McDonald's branch that is quite close to this place.
    2. Happening soon.
      Masa ujian matematik sudah dekat.
      The time for the mathematics test is near.
    3. (figurative) Acquainted; being close friends.
      Synonyms: akrab, rapat, karib
      Dia dekat dengan jiran-jirannya.
      He is close to his neighbours.

Adverb edit

dekat (Jawi spelling دکت)

  1. Almost, nearly.
    Synonym: hampir
    Aku tidur dekat sejam saja malam semalam.
    I slept for almost only one hour last night.

Preposition edit

dekat (Jawi spelling دکت)

  1. (informal) At, in, on; within or nearing a location.
    Synonym: di
    Saya beli baju ni dekat Parkson.
    I bought this shirt at Parkson.
  2. (informal) To, towards.
    Synonyms: ke, kepada
    Bagi kertas ni dekat Mathan.
    Give this paper to Mathan.

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “dekat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*dekeC”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Semai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tkat (“cold”).

Adjective edit

dekat [1]

  1. feverish

Verb edit

dekat

  1. to catch cold

References edit

  1. ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Yogad edit

Noun edit

dekat

  1. a kind of rice cake made from sweet rice or corn
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