See also: õtak

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay otak, from utak, from Proto-Malayic *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak. Doublet of botak and kotak.

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Noun

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otak (first-person possessive otakku, second-person possessive otakmu, third-person possessive otaknya)

  1. (anatomy) brain (organ)

Kankanaey

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Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˈʔotak/ [ˈʔoː.tʌk̠̚]
  • Rhymes: -otak
  • Syllabification: o‧tak

Noun

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ótak (anatomy)

  1. (Buguias) Alternative spelling of otek

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From utak, from Proto-Malayic *hutək, *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak. Doublet of botak and kotak.

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Noun

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otak (Jawi spelling اوتق, plural otak-otak, informal 1st possessive otakku, 2nd possessive otakmu, 3rd possessive otaknya)

  1. (anatomy) brain (organ)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: otak-otak (via the plural otak-otak)
  • Indonesian: otak
  • Javanese: utak (via the obsolete utak)

See also

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References

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اوتق otak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 29
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اوتق otak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 53
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “otak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 188

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Tocharian B

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Etymology

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From ot (then) + the intensifying suffix -k(ä).

Adverb

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otak

  1. then (both meaning "at that time" and "therefore")