kacau
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay kacau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kacaw (“to disturb”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kacau
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kacau” 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.
Malay
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kacau (used in the form berkacau)
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]kacau (Jawi spelling کاچاو)
- (intransitive) to stir (to disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it); to make disorderly, confused
- (intransitive, figurative) to disturb; to agitate; to stir
Synonyms
[edit]- (to disturb): ganggu
Further reading
[edit]- “kacau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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