kaga'

Betawi

Alternative forms

• kaga
• kagè (Urban Jakarta)

Etymology

From prothetic ka- + ga' (“no, not”), from Javanese ꦒꦏ꧀ (gak, “no, not”). Compare the ka- in Musi kati' (“to not have; there is no; nothing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɡaʔ/
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ka‧ga'

Adverb

kaga'

1. no; not
   • 1969, Atjep S., “Sajur Asem [Tamarind Soup]”, in Muara Karang [Muara Karang]‎^[1], performed by Lilis Suryani, Jakarta: Diastar, track A5:

     Tu yang jongkok, makannyè sayur dikobok / Mertuè sèwot, di legok kaga’ dilongok

     The squatting one gobbled up the soup and stirred it with hands / In the corner, parents-in-law got mad for not being given attention

Descendants

• → Indonesian: (Jakarta) kagak, kaga

Verb

kaga'

1. to not have; to have no

Synonyms

• engga', ga', ora