kecap

See also: kečap and kẻ cắp

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ketjap (superseded)

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 膎汁 (kê-chiap, “fish sauce”). Cognate to English ketchup.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛt͡ʃap/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃap, -ap, -p
• Hyphenation: kè‧cap

Noun

kècap (plural kecap-kecap, first-person possessive kecapku, second-person possessive kecapmu, third-person possessive kecapnya)

1. (cooking) soy sauce

Alternative forms

• kicap (Standard Malay)

Descendants

• → Dutch: ketjap

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kət͡ʃap/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃap, -ap, -p
• Hyphenation: kê‧cap

Noun

kêcap (first-person possessive kecapku, second-person possessive kecapmu, third-person possessive kecapnya)

1. sound of tongue smacking

Alternative forms

• cap

Further reading

• “kecap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Sundanese

Romanization

kecap

1. Romanization of ᮊᮨᮎᮕ᮪ (“word”)