gagak
Brunei Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.ɡak/
Garo
Etymology
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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay gagak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ɡaʔ/
- Rhymes: -ɡaʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
- Hyphenation: ga‧gak
Noun
gagak (first-person possessive gagakku, second-person possessive gagakmu, third-person possessive gagaknya)
Further reading
- “gagak” 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.
Javanese
Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaɡaʔ/
- Rhymes: -aɡaʔ, -ɡaʔ, -aʔ
Noun
gagak (Jawi spelling ݢاݢق, plural gagak-gagak, informal 1st possessive gagakku, 2nd possessive gagakmu, 3rd possessive gagaknya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: gagak (“crow”)
See also
Further reading
- “gagak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.