otak
See also: õtak
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay otak, from utak, from Proto-Malayic *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak.
Noun
otak (plural otak-otak, first-person possessive otakku, second-person possessive otakmu, third-person possessive otaknya)
- (anatomy) brain (organ)
Malay
Alternative forms
- utak
- اوتق
Etymology
From utak, from Proto-Malayic *hutək, *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /otaʔ/
- Rhymes: -otaʔ, -taʔ, -aʔ
Noun
otak
- (anatomy) brain (organ)
Synonyms
- benak / بنق
Descendants
- → English: otak-otak (via the plural otak-otak)
- Indonesian: otak
- → Javanese: utak (via the obsolete utak)