kecap

See also: kečap and kẻ cắp

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ketjap (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Peranakan Indonesian ketjap, from Hokkien 膎汁 (kê-chiap, “fish sauce”). Cognate with Piawai Malay kicap.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈket͡ʃap/ [ˈke.t͡ʃap]
• Rhymes: -et͡ʃap
• Syllabification: ke‧cap

Noun

kécap (plural kecap-kecap)

1. soy sauce (a condiment and ingredient made from fermented soybeans)

Derived terms

• berkecap
• mengecap

Compounds

• kecap asin
• kecap ikan
• kecap inggris
• kecap jamur
• kecap jepang
• kecap manis

Etymology 2

From ke- +‎ cap.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈt͡ʃap/ [kəˈt͡ʃap]
• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: ke‧cap

Noun

kêcap (plural kecap-kecap)

1. sound of tongue smacking

   Synonym: 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 of Indonesia, 2016.
• Hoogervorst, Tom G. (2021) Language Ungoverned: Indonesia's Chinese Print Entrepreneurs, 1911-1949‎^[1], Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, page 200
• Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “鮭 kôe”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 242; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 242

Sundanese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.t͡ʃap/

Noun

kecap (Sundanese script ᮊᮨᮎᮕ᮪)

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