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kotak

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay kotak. Doublet of botak and otak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kotak (plural kotak-kotak)

  1. box; case (cuboid container)
  2. pack

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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Cognate of Javanese ꦏꦺꦴꦛꦏ꧀ (kothak). Doublet of botak and otak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kotak (Jawi spelling کوتق, plural kotak-kotak)

  1. box (cuboid container)
  2. pack
    Kotak berat itu abang saya yang angkat.
    My brother carried that heavy box.
  3. (obsolete) chest
    Synonym: peti
  4. (obsolete) living compartment or room in a domicile like a palace.
  5. (obsolete) parcel of land or paddy.
    Synonym: petak

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: kotak
  • Min Nan: 戈踏 (ko-ta̍h)

References

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کوتق koetak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 92
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوتق kotak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 544
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kotak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 614

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