kotak

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay kotak. Doublet of botak and otak.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkotak̚]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧tak

Noun[edit]

kotak (first-person possessive kotakku, second-person possessive kotakmu, third-person possessive kotaknya)

  1. box, case (cuboid container)
  2. pack

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Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate of Javanese ꦏꦺꦴꦛꦏ꧀ (kothak). Doublet of botak and otak.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kotak (Jawi spelling کوتق, plural kotak-kotak, informal 1st possessive kotakku, 2nd possessive kotakmu, 3rd possessive kotaknya)

  1. box (cuboid container)
  2. pack
    Kotak berat itu abang saya yang angkat.
    My brother carried that heavy box.
  3. (obsolete) chest
    Synonym: peti
  4. (obsolete) living compartment or room in a domicile like a palace.
  5. (obsolete) parcel of land or paddy.
    Synonym: petak

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Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: kotak
  • → Min Nan: 戈踏 (ko-ta̍h)

References[edit]

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کوتق koetak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 92
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوتق kotak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 544
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kotak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 614

Further reading[edit]

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