gagak

Balinese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”). Doublet of ᬕᬵᬕᬵ and gaga.

Noun

gagak (Balinese script ᬕᬕᬓ᭄)

1. crow

Further reading

• “gagak”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ɡak/

Noun

gagak

1. crow (any bird of the genus Corvus)

Garo

Etymology

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Noun

gagak

1. domestic duck

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gagak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɡaʔ/ [ˈɡa.ɡaʔ]

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• Rhymes: -aɡaʔ
• Syllabification: ga‧gak

Noun

gagak (plural gagak-gagak)

1. crow (any bird of the genus Corvus)

Further reading

• “gagak”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

gagak

1. romanization of ꦒꦒꦏ꧀

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɡak/ [ˈɡa.ɡaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aɡaʔ, -ɡaʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ga‧gak

Noun

gagak (Jawi spelling ݢاݢق, plural gagak-gagak or gagak²)

1. crow (any bird of the genus Corvus)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: gagak (“crow”) (inherited)

See also

• gauk

Further reading

• "gagak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.

Noun

gagak

1. crow

Alternative forms

• gāgā
• gāgak

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦒꦒꦏ꧀ (gagak)