kakek

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *akiʔ. Changes in the form of this word can be reconstructed via these stages: *akiʔ > *ka-akiʔ > *kə-akiʔ > *kakiʔ > kakeʔ, from which the noun was derived.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkakek/, [ˈka.kɛʔ]
  • (file)

Noun

kakek (first-person possessive kakekku, second-person possessive kakekmu, third-person possessive kakeknya)

  1. grandfather

Coordinate terms

  • nenek (grandmother)

Further reading

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