calak

Indonesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃalaʔ/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧lak
  • Rhymes: -laʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ

Etymology 1

From Malay calak, from Persian چالاک (čâlâk).[1]

Adjective

calak

  1. talkative: tending to talk a lot.
    Synonym: pandai bicara
  2. naggy
    Synonyms: banyak bicara, bawel
  3. good, beautiful, nice
    Synonyms: bagus, cakap, elok
  4. outstanding
    Synonym: cemerlang

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau [Term?].

Noun

calak (plural calak-calak, first-person possessive calakku, second-person possessive calakmu, third-person possessive calaknya)

  1. grindstone, whetstone
Derived terms
  • calak-calak
  • mencalak

References
  1. Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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