rancak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrant͡ʃak/ [ˈraɲ.t͡ʃak̚]
• Rhymes: -ant͡ʃak
• Syllabification: ran‧cak

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Adjective

rancak (comparative lebih rancak, superlative paling rancak)

1. beautiful, handsome, good-looking.

   Synonyms: bagus, cantik, elok

2. cheerful, energetic, fast, lively, quick.

   Synonyms: cepat, dinamis, gembira, giat

Derived terms

• kerancak-rancakan
• kerancakan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Betawi [Term?], from Javanese ꦫꦚ꧀ꦕꦏ꧀ (rancak, “piece of wood”), from Old Javanese rañcak (“a kind of basket”).

Root

rancak

1. to hack, to cut off
2. related to gamelan

Derived terms

• merancak
• rancakan
• serancak

Further reading

• “rancak”, 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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrant͡ʃak/ [ˈraɲ.t͡ʃaʔ]
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃaʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ran‧cak

Adjective

rancak (Jawi spelling رنچق, comparative lebih rancak, superlative paling rancak)

1. lively; brisk; fast-paced; rapid; animated; spirited (especially of music, dance, conversation, heartbeat, or business activity).

   Synonyms: meriah, galak, lincah

   Antonyms: hambar, perlahan, lembam

   Muzik tarian itu sangat rancak.

   The dance music is very fast-paced (lively).

   Perbincangan mereka semakin rancak.

   Their discussion is becoming increasingly lively.

Derived terms

Affixations

• kerancakan (“liveliness; briskness; momentum”)
• merancakkan (“to enliven; to boost; to make lively”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: rancak (inherited)

Further reading

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