kacau
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kacau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kacaw (“to disturb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkat͡ʃau̯]
- Hyphenation: ka‧cau
Adjective
kacau
- confused
- disorderly
Derived terms
- berkacau
- kacauan
- kekacauan
- memperkacaukan
- mengacau
- mengacaukan
- pengacau
- pengacauan
- terkacau
Further reading
- “kacau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Adjective
kacau (used in the form berkacau)
- confused; disorderly
Derived terms
- kacau-balau
- mengacau
Verb
kacau (Jawi spelling کاچاو)
- (intransitive) to stir (to disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it); to make disorderly, confused
- (intransitive, figuratively) to disturb; to agitate; to stir
Synonyms
- (to disturb): ganggu
Further reading
- “kacau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.