kecap

See also: kečap and kẻ cắp

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ketjap (superseded)

Etymology 1

From Min Nan 鮭汁／鲑汁 (kê-chiap, “brine of salmon”), 膎汁 (kê-chiap, “fish sauce”) or 茄汁 (kiô-chiap, “tomato sauce”), or other Chinese languages. Cognate to English ketchup.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛt͡ʃap/
• Hyphenation: kè‧cap

Noun

kècap (plural, first-person possessive kecapku, second-person possessive kecapmu, third-person possessive kecapnya)

1. soy sauce

Descendants

• → Dutch: ketjap

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kət͡ʃap/
• Hyphenation: kê‧cap

Noun

kêcap (plural, first-person possessive kecapku, second-person possessive kecapmu, third-person possessive kecapnya)

1. sound of tongue smacking

Alternative forms

• cap

Further reading

• “kecap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Sundanese

Romanization

kecap

1. Romanization of ᮊᮨᮎᮕ᮪