ceker
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛkɛr]
- Hyphenation: ce‧ker
Etymology 1
From Javanese ꦕꦺꦏꦺꦂ (cékér). Doublet of cakar.
Noun
cèkèr (first-person possessive cekerku, second-person possessive cekermu, third-person possessive cekernya)
- (of avians, rare) feet
- Synonym: cakar
- chicken feet
Etymology 2
From Malay ceker, a variant of cekel.
Noun
cèkèr (first-person possessive cekerku, second-person possessive cekermu, third-person possessive cekernya)
- (obsolete) stingy, miser
- Synonyms: kikir, pelit
Further reading
- “ceker” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.