Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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dekat

  1. rice cake

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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dekat

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

Antonyms

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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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

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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

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Further reading

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  • dekat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dekeC”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Semai

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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dekat [1]

  1. feverish

Verb

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dekat

  1. to catch cold

References

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  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

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Noun

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dekat

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