dedak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /dəˈdak/ [dəˈdak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: de‧dak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay dedak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkdək (“pulverize, crush by pounding”) (compare Maguindanao dedek, Tagalog darak (“bran”) or Proto-Mon-Khmer *lʔək (“rice-bran”).

Noun

dêdak (plural dedak-dedak)

1. bran: the broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain

Alternative forms

• dedek

Derived terms

Affixations

• berdedak

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

dedak (comparative lebih dedak, superlative paling dedak)

1. synonym of sempit
2. synonym of sesak

Derived terms

Affixations

• berdedak

Further reading

• “dedak”, 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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkdək (“pulverize, crush by pounding”). Cognate with Maguindanao dedek, Tagalog dikdik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈdak/ [dəˈdaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Hyphenation: de‧dak

Noun

dedak (Jawi spelling ددق, uncountable)

1. powder made from paddy rice used to feed animals, especially birds such as chickens.
   • 2022, KOSMO!‎^[1]:

     Isu harga ayam dan telur ayam masih belum reda, timbul pula isu harga dedak ayam yang kembali melambung tinggi sejak akhir-akhir ini. ("The issue of the price of chickens and their eggs have not subsided, as the issue of the rising price of chicken feed has recently been brought up.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (politics, slang) Underhanded actions by political leaders to gain more support from voters.

Derived terms

Compounds

• dedak ayam (“chicken feed”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: dedak (inherited)

Further reading

• "dedak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "dedak" at PRPM first version)