dedak
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Malay dedak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkdək (“pulverize, crush by pounding”) (compare Maguindanao dedek, Tagalog darak (“bran”) or Proto-Mon-Khmer *lʔək (“rice-bran”).
Noun edit
dêdak (plural dedak-dedak, first-person possessive dedakku, second-person possessive dedakmu, third-person possessive dedaknya)
- bran: the broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
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Etymology 2 edit
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Adjective edit
dedak
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Further reading edit
- “dedak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkdək (“pulverize, crush by pounding”). Cognate with Maguindanao dedek, Tagalog dikdik.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dedak (Jawi spelling ددق, informal 1st possessive dedakku, 2nd possessive dedakmu, 3rd possessive dedaknya)
- powder made from paddy rice used to feed animals, especially birds such as chickens.
- 2022, KOSMO![1]:
- Isu harga ayam dan telur ayam masih belum reda, timbul pula isu harga dedak ayam yang kembali melambung tinggi sejak akhir-akhir ini. ("The issue of the price of chickens and their eggs have not subsided, as the issue of the rising price of chicken feed has recently been brought up.)
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (politics, slang) Underhanded actions by political leaders to gain more support from voters.
Derived terms edit
- dedak ayam (chicken feed)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: dedak
Further reading edit
- “dedak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.