otak

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See also: õtak

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Malay otak, from utak, from Proto-Malayic *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak.

Noun[edit]

otak (first-person possessive otakku, second-person possessive otakmu, third-person possessive otaknya)

  1. (anatomy) brain (organ)

Malay[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From utak, from Proto-Malayic *hutək, *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

otak (Jawi spelling اوتق‎, plural otak-otak, informal 1st possessive otakku, 2nd possessive otakmu, 3rd possessive otaknya)

  1. (anatomy) brain (organ)

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: otak-otak (via the plural otak-otak)
  • Indonesian: otak
  • → Javanese: utak (via the obsolete utak)

Further reading[edit]

Tocharian B[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ot (“then”) + the intensifying suffix -k(ä).

Adverb[edit]

otak

  1. then (both meaning "at that time" and "therefore")
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