bakiak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 木屐 (ba̍k-kia̍h, “clogs”). Compare Tagalog bakya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baˈkiaʔ/ [baˈki.aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧ki‧ak

Noun

bakiak

1. wooden clogs

   Synonym: cakiak

Alternative forms

• bakkiak, pre-1947

Further reading

• “bakiak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016