cakap

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • tjakap (pre-1967)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.kap/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧kap

Etymology 1

From Malay cakap, from Classical Malay cakap, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cakəp.

Noun

cakap (first-person possessive cakapku, second-person possessive cakapmu, third-person possessive cakapnya)

  1. speak
    Synonyms: bicara, omong
Derived terms
  • cakap angin
  • cakap besar
  • cakap kosong

Etymology 2

From Standard Malay cekap (skillful, efficient) (influenced by Minangkabau cakap), from Javanese ꦕꦼꦏꦥ꧀ (cekap, sufficient, adequate), from Old Javanese cĕkap (impudent).

  • Semantic loan from Javanese ꦕꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (cakep, good-looking).

Verb

cakap

  1. (archaic) able
    Synonyms: dapat, mampu
  2. (archaic) to have cleverness, to be skillful
    Synonyms: mahir, pandai
  3. (archaic) to be beautiful
    Synonyms: cantik, rupawan
  4. (archaic) to be in good condition
    Synonyms: bagus, elok
  5. to be skillful
    Synonyms: cekatan, tangkas
Alternative forms
  • cakep
  • (Standard Malay) cekap
Derived terms
  • bercakap
  • berkecakapan
  • kecakapan
  • mempercakap
  • mempercakapkan
  • mencakapkan
  • secakap

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

  • ckp (SMS slang)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic (compare Iban jako), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cakəp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃakap/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [t͡ʃäˈkäp̚]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ap

Verb

cakap

  1. to talk; to speak.
    Synonyms: bilang, kata

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Baba Malay: chakap
  • Indonesian: cakap

Further reading

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