cakap
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.kap/
- Hyphenation: ca‧kap
Etymology 1
From Malay cakap, from Classical Malay cakap, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cakəp.
Noun
cakap (first-person possessive cakapku, second-person possessive cakapmu, third-person possessive cakapnya)
- speak
- Synonyms: bicara, omong
Alternative forms
- tjakap (pre-1967)
Derived terms
- bercakap
- bercakap-cakap
- cakapan
- mempercakapkan
- mencakapi
- mencakapkan
- percakapan
- cakap angin
- cakap besar
- cakap kosong
Etymology 2
From Standard Malay cekap (“skillful, efficient”) (influenced by Minangkabau cakap), from Javanese ꦕꦼꦏꦥ꧀ (cekap, “sufficient, adequate”), from Old Javanese cĕkap (“impudent”).
- Semantic loan from Javanese ꦕꦏꦼꦥ꧀ (cakep, “good-looking”).
Verb
cakap
- (archaic) able
- Synonyms: dapat, mampu
- (archaic) to have cleverness, to be skillful
- Synonyms: mahir, pandai
- (archaic) to be beautiful
- Synonyms: cantik, rupawan
- (archaic) to be in good condition
- Synonyms: bagus, elok
- to be skillful
- Synonyms: cekatan, tangkas
Alternative forms
- cakep
- cekap: Indonesian, Standard Malay
Derived terms
- bercakap
- berkecakapan
- kecakapan
- mempercakap
- mempercakapkan
- mencakapkan
- secakap
Further reading
- “cakap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- ckp (SMS slang)
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic (compare Iban jako), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cakəp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃakap/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [t͡ʃäˈkäp̚]
Audio (MY) (file)
Verb
cakap
- to talk; to speak.
- Synonyms: bilang, kata
Derived terms
- bercakap
Descendants
- Baba Malay: chakap
- Indonesian: cakap
Further reading
- “cakap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.