cef

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English chef, from French chef, from Old French chief (“head, leader”), from Vulgar Latin capus (“head”), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɛf], [ʃɛf]
• Rhymes: -ɛf
• Hyphenation: cèf

Noun

cef (Jawi spelling چيف, plural cef-cef, informal 1st possessive cefku, 2nd possessive cefmu, 3rd possessive cefnya)

1. The head cook at a hotel, restaurant, and other places; a chef.

   Synonym: ketua jurumasak

Further reading

• “cef” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.