kakak
See also: kakák
Indonesian
Noun
kakak
Usage notes
- "Kakak laki-laki" is used to mean "older brother".
- "Kakak perempuan" is used to mean "older sister".
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *kakaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka, from Proto-Austronesian *kaka.
Pronunciation
Noun
kakak (Jawi spelling کاکق, plural kakak-kakak, informal 1st possessive kakakku, 2nd possessive kakakmu, 3rd possessive kakaknya)
- sister (older woman or girl having the same parents)
- (rare) sibling (older person who shares same parents)
- (rare) brother (older male sibling)
- term of address for a female acquaintance who is a bit older
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Tagalog
Noun
kakak
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Categories:
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian palindromes
- id:Family
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/akaʔ
- Rhymes:Malay/kaʔ
- Rhymes:Malay/aʔ
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Malay palindromes
- Malay terms with rare senses
- ms:Family
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog palindromes