cacar
See also: càcar
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃar]
- Hyphenation: ca‧car
Etymology 1
Malay cacar.
Noun
cacar (first-person possessive cacarku, second-person possessive cacarmu, third-person possessive cacarnya)
- (pathology) variola, smallpox: An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
- Synonyms: ketumbuhan, variola
Derived terms
- bercacar
- mencacar
- pencacar
- pencacaran
- cacar air
- cacar api
- cacar betul
- cacar jeluntung
- cacar monyet
- cacar nanah
- cacar pohon
- cacar sapi
- cacar ular
- cacar unggas
- cacar unggas air
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
cacar
- restless
- Synonyms: cacau, lincah
Derived terms
- bercacar
- mencacar
Etymology 3
From Sundanese [Term?].
Verb
cacar
- (dialect) to mow the grass and trim the tree.
Further reading
- “cacar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃar]
- Rhymes: -t͡ʃar, -ar
Noun
cacar (Jawi spelling چاچر, plural cacar-cacar, informal 1st possessive cacarku, 2nd possessive cacarmu, 3rd possessive cacarnya)
- (pathology) variola, smallpox: An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pencacar [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pencacaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- mencacar [agent focus] (meN-)
- dicacar [patient focus] (di-)
- bercacar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- cacar air
- cacar betul
- cacar jelutung
- cacar lembu
- cacar monyet
- cacar nanah
- cacar palsu
- tanam cacar
Further reading
- “cacar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sundanese
Romanization
cacar
- Romanization of ᮎᮎᮁ