otak

See also: õtak

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. (anatomy) brain (organ)

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Malay

Alternative forms

• utak
• اوتق

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /otaʔ/
• Rhymes: -otaʔ, -taʔ, -aʔ

Noun

otak

1. (anatomy) brain (organ)

Synonyms

• benak / بنق

Descendants

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