dekat

dekat

1. rice cake

From Malay dekat, from Proto-Malayic *dəkət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkət, from Proto-Austronesian *dəkət.

• IPA^(key): /dəˈkat/
• (Sumba) IPA^(key): [ˈdekat]
• Rhymes: -əkat, -kat, -at

dekat

1. close (at a little distance)

   Desanya dekat pantai - The village is close to the beach.

2. near

• jauh

• kat (informal, slang, preposition)
• dkt, kt (SMS slang)

From Proto-Malayic *dəkət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkət, from Proto-Austronesian *dekeC.

• IPA^(key): /dəkat/
• Rhymes: -kat, -at

dekat (Jawi spelling دکت)

1. Near, close.
   1. Located near or close.

      Antonym: jauh

      Ada satu cawangan McDonald's yang agak dekat dengan tempat ini.

      There's one McDonald's branch that is quite close to this place.

   2. Happening soon.

      Masa ujian matematik sudah dekat.

      The time for the mathematics test is near.

   3. (figurative) Acquainted; being close friends.

      Synonyms: akrab, rapat, karib

      Dia dekat dengan jiran-jirannya.

      He is close to his neighbours.

dekat (Jawi spelling دکت)

1. Almost, nearly.

   Synonym: hampir

   Aku tidur dekat sejam saja malam semalam.

   I slept for almost only one hour last night.

dekat (Jawi spelling دکت)

1. (informal) At, in, on; within or nearing a location.

   Synonym: di

   Saya beli baju ni dekat Parkson.

   I bought this shirt at Parkson.

2. (informal) To, towards.

   Synonyms: ke, kepada

   Bagi kertas ni dekat Mathan.

   Give this paper to Mathan.

• “dekat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*dekeC”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

From Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tkat (“cold”).

dekat [1]

1. feverish

dekat

1. to catch cold

dekat

1. a kind of rice cake made from sweet rice or corn