cef
Malay
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editNoun
editcef (Jawi spelling چيف, plural cef-cef, informal 1st possessive cefku, 2nd possessive cefmu, 3rd possessive cefnya)
- The head cook at a hotel, restaurant, and other places; a chef.
- Synonym: ketua jurumasak
Further reading
edit- “cef” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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- Malay terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Malay terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-
- Malay terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap- (head)
- Malay terms borrowed from English
- Malay terms derived from English
- Malay terms derived from French
- Malay terms derived from Old French
- Malay terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Malay terms derived from Latin
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- Rhymes:Malay/ɛf
- Rhymes:Malay/ɛf/1 syllable
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