kahak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkahak]
• Hyphenation: ka‧hak

Noun

kahak (first-person possessive kahakku, second-person possessive kahakmu, third-person possessive kahaknya)

1. Alternative spelling of dahak (“sputum, phlegm”)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahak. Cognate of Tagalog dahak.

Noun

kahak (Jawi spelling کاهق, plural kahak-kahak, informal 1st possessive kahakku, 2nd possessive kahakmu, 3rd possessive kahaknya)

1. sputum, phlegm

Alternative forms

• dahak (Indonesia)

Further reading

• “kahak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.