pakat

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay pakat.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈpakat/, [ˈp˭ak˭at̚]

Verb

pakat (invariable)

1. (Singapore, Singlish) To conspire; to collude.

Finnish

Noun

pakat

1. nominative plural of pakka

Anagrams

• kapat

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpakat/ [ˈpa.kat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -akat
• Syllabification: pa‧kat

Etymology 1

From Malay pakat, from rebracketing of earlier mupakat, from Arabic مُوَافَقَة (muwāfaqa).

Noun

pakat (plural pakat-pakat)

1. agreement

   Synonyms: sepakat, setuju, sependapat, mufakat

Derived terms

• berpakat
• memakati
• sepakat

Etymology 2

Adjective

pakat (comparative lebih pakat, superlative paling pakat)

1. alternative form of pekat (“thick”)

Further reading

• “pakat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Rebracketing of earlier mupakat, from Arabic موافقة.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakat/
• Rhymes: -kat, -at

Verb

pakat (Jawi spelling ڤاکت)

1. to approve, to agree

Derived terms

• pakatan

Descendants

• Indonesian: pakat

Further reading

• "pakat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "pakat" at PRPM first version)

Maranao

Noun

pakat

1. friend

Middle English

Noun

pakat

1. alternative form of pacquet

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Malay pekat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈkat/
• Hyphenation: pe‧kat

Adjective

pakát

1. thick, viscous

   Synonym: kantál

2. (of smell) strong