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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bapa, bapak, from Classical Malay باڤ (bapa), باڤق (bapak), from Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Doublet of bapa. Hoogervorst mentioned that the word was affixed as *ba- (“someone who fulfils the function of or behaves like”) + apak (“father”), which is cognate of Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father”),[1] and comparable to modern ber- + apak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bapaʔ/
- Hyphenation: ba‧pak
Noun
bapak (first-person possessive bapakku, second-person possessive bapakmu, third-person possessive bapaknya)
- father
- mister, sir
- (formal) you
- uncle
Usage notes
Similar function in Malay found more in bapa.
Synonyms
- pak (“mister”, more likely)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Tom Hoogervorst (2017) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440
Further reading
Javanese
Etymology
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Noun
bapak (krama ngoko bapak, krama inggil rama)
- father
Descendants
- Caribbean Javanese: bapak
References
- "bapak" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
Malay
Etymology
Variant of bapa, from Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Doublet of bapa. Hoogervorst mentioned that the word was affixed as *ba- (“someone who fulfils the function of or behaves like”) + apak (“father”), which is cognate of Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father”),[1] and comparable to modern ber- + apak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bapak (Jawi spelling باڤق, plural bapak-bapak, informal 1st possessive bapakku, 2nd possessive bapakmu, 3rd possessive bapaknya)
- father; male parent.
- Synonym(s): bapa (bapanda, bapai, bapang, baba, papa), ayah (ayahanda, aya, yah), abah (aba, bah), rama
- (archaic) mister, sir
- Synonyms: cik, encik, tuan
Adverb
bapak (Jawi spelling باڤق)
- (colloquial) so; very.
- Bapak laju dia!
- He's so fast!
- Synonym(s): gila, nak mampus
- pak (“mister”, more likely)
References
- ^ Tom Hoogervorst (2017) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440
- ^ Adelaar, 1992.
Further reading