bapak
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay bapa, bapak, from Classical Malay باڤ (bapa), باڤق (bapak), from Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Doublet of bapa. Hoogervorst mentioned that the word was affixed as *ba- (“someone who fulfils the function of or behaves like”) + apak (“father”), which is cognate of Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father”),[1] and comparable to modern ber- + apak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bapak (first-person possessive bapakku, second-person possessive bapakmu, third-person possessive bapaknya)
Usage notes[edit]
Similar function in Malay found more in bapa.
Synonyms[edit]
- pak (“mister”, more likely)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bapak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese[edit]
Javanese writing system | |
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Carakan | ꦧꦥꦏ꧀ |
Roman | bapak |
Noun[edit]
bapak (krama ngoko bapak, krama inggil rama)
References[edit]
- "bapak" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of bapa, from Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Doublet of bapa. Hoogervorst mentioned that the word was affixed as *ba- (“someone who fulfils the function of or behaves like”) + apak (“father”), which is cognate of Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father”),[1] and comparable to modern ber- + apak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bapak (Jawi spelling باڤق, plural bapak-bapak, informal 1st possessive bapakku, 2nd possessive bapakmu, 3rd possessive bapaknya)
Adverb[edit]
bapak (Jawi spelling باڤق)
- (colloquial) so; very.
- Bapak laju dia!
- He's so fast!
- Synonym(s): gila, nak mampus
- He's so fast!
- Bapak laju dia!
Related terms[edit]
- pak (“mister”, more likely)
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bapak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms inherited from Classical Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Classical Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Old Javanese
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Dravidian
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- Indonesian terms prefixed with ber-
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- Malay 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Malay/apaʔ
- Rhymes:Malay/aʔ
- Malay lemmas
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- ms:Family