otak

See also: õtak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay otak, from utak, from Proto-Malayic *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak. Doublet of botak and kotak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

otak (first-person possessive otakku, second-person possessive otakmu, third-person possessive otaknya)

1. (anatomy) brain (organ)

Malay

Alternative forms

• utak
• hotak

Etymology

From utak, from Proto-Malayic *hutək, *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak. Doublet of botak and kotak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /otaʔ/
• Rhymes: -otaʔ, -taʔ, -aʔ

Noun

otak (Jawi spelling اوتق, plural otak-otak, informal 1st possessive otakku, 2nd possessive otakmu, 3rd possessive otaknya)

1. (anatomy) brain (organ)

Synonyms

• benak / بنق

Descendants

• → English: otak-otak (via the plural otak-otak)
• Indonesian: otak
• → Javanese: utak (via the obsolete utak)

See also

• otak-otak

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اوتق otak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 29
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اوتق otak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 53
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “otak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 188

Further reading

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

Tocharian B

Etymology

From ot (“then”) + the intensifying suffix -k(ä).

Adverb

otak

1. then (both meaning "at that time" and "therefore")