kaca

See also: kača, káča, Kača, Káča, каца, and кача

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʌˈħʌ/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ca

Noun

kacá f 

1. heap, pile

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 76

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ká.t͡ʃàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kə́.t͡ʃàː]

Noun

kacā̀ f (possessed form kacàr̃)

1. bicycle chain

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• katja (dated)

Etymology 1

From Malay kaca, from Classical Malay kaca, from Sanskrit काच (kāca).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃa/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ca
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃa

Noun

kaca (first-person possessive kacaku, second-person possessive kacamu, third-person possessive kacanya)

1. glass

   Synonym: gelas

2. mirror

   Synonyms: cermin, kaca muka

3. (figuratively) example

   Synonyms: contoh, teladan

Derived terms

• berkaca
• berkaca-kaca
• kekacaan
• memperkaca
• mengaca

 

• kaca air
• kaca benggala
• kaca buram
• kaca es
• kaca hias
• kaca kristal
• kaca kusam
• kaca masir
• kaca mozaik
• kaca muka
• kaca mulut
• kaca patri
• kaca pembakar
• kaca pembesar
• kaca riben
• kaca spion
• kaca susu

 

Etymology 2

From Javanese kaca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃa/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ca

Noun

kaca (first-person possessive kacaku, second-person possessive kacamu, third-person possessive kacanya)

1. (rare) page: one side of a paper leaf on which one has written or printed.

   Synonyms: halaman, muka, pagina

Further reading

• “kaca” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Other scripts
Carakan	ꦏꦕ
Roman	kaca

Etymology 1

Noun

kaca (krama ngoko kaca)

1. page

Etymology 2

From Old Javanese kaca (“glass”), borrowed from Sanskrit काच (kāca, “glass”).

Noun

kaca (krama ngoko kaca)

1. glass

References

• "kaca" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit काच (kāca).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃa/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ca

Noun

kaca (Jawi spelling کاچ‎, plural kaca-kaca, informal 1st possessive kacaku, 2nd possessive kacamu, 3rd possessive kacanya)

1. glass

Derived terms

• berkaca
• berkaca-kaca
• kekacaan
• mengaca

 

Further reading

• “kaca” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Javanese

Other scripts
Carakan	ꦏꦕ
Roman	kaca

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit काच (kāca, “glass”).

Noun

kaca

1. glass

References

• "kaca" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.