cako

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃako/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ko]
• Rhymes: -ako
• Syllabification: ca‧ko

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch sjako (“shako”), ultimately from Hungarian csákó.

Noun

cako (plural cako-cako)

1. soldier hat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Noun

cako (plural cako-cako)

1. a fairly long time from the event

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ambonese Malay [Term?].

Noun

cako (plural cako-cako)

1. traditional way to remove mucus from babies using bitter melon leaves

Verb

cako

1. to give a liquid medicine for babies so they don't cough

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Manggarai [Term?].

Noun

cako (plural cako-cako)

1. solo prayer or ritual

Further reading

• “cako”, 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

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃa.ko]

Verb

cako

1. (transitive) to strike, hit

Conjugation

Conjugation of cako

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tocako	focako	micako
2nd person		nocako	nicako
3rd person	masculine	ocako	icako yocako (archaic)
	feminine	mocako
	neuter	icako

Noun

cako

1. an hour

Adverb

cako

1. o'clock

   cako raha ― four o'clock

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh