gagak

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ɡak/

Noun

gagak

1. crow (any bird of the genus Corvus)

Garo

Etymology

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Noun

gagak

1. domestic duck

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gagak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɡaʔ/
• Rhymes: -ɡaʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
• Hyphenation: ga‧gak

Noun

gagak (first-person possessive gagakku, second-person possessive gagakmu, third-person possessive gagaknya)

1. crow (any bird of the genus Corvus)

Further reading

• “gagak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

gagak

1. Romanization of ꦒꦒꦏ꧀

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɡaʔ/
• Rhymes: -aɡaʔ, -ɡaʔ, -aʔ

Noun

gagak (Jawi spelling ݢاݢق, plural gagak-gagak, informal 1st possessive gagakku, 2nd possessive gagakmu, 3rd possessive gagaknya)

1. crow (any bird of the genus Corvus)

Descendants

• Indonesian: gagak (“crow”)

See also

• gauk

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.

Noun

gagak

1. crow

Alternative forms

• gāgā
• gāgak

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦒꦒꦏ꧀ (gagak)