capak

Albanian

Etymology

From ca (“some”) +‎ pak (“little, a few”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡saˈpak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Hyphenation: ca‧pák

Adverb

capak

1. a little, a bit

   Synonyms: pak, ca, çikë, cazë, ndopak, paksa

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• “capak”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay capak.

Adjective

capak (comparative lebih capak, superlative paling capak)

1. ignored, neglected

Derived terms

• mempercapak
• mencapak
• tercapak

Etymology 2

From Malay capak.

Verb

capak

1. to sit with legs splayed, as when riding a horse

Derived terms

• celapak
• mencelapaki
• tercelapak

References

• Alan M. Stevens; A. Ed. Schmidgall-Tellings (2010), A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary‎^[2], second edition, Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 183
• “capak”, 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

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapaʔ/
• Rhymes: -apaʔ, -paʔ, -aʔ

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Verb

capak

1. (classic) to ignore

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak or capak²)

1. indifference; inattention

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Verb

capak

1. to sit with legs open (as riding motorcycle, horse etc.)

   Synonym: celapak

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak or capak²)

1. ancestors in the sixth generation

Etymology 4

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ca(m)pak (“to smack”)

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak or capak²)

1. (Minangkabau Malay) to smack the lips

Etymology 5

Unknown.

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak or capak²)

1. kind of shrub, Melochia umbellata

Further reading

• "capak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.