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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay cakap, from Classical Malay cakap, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cakəp.
Noun
cakap (plural cakap-cakap)
- speak
- Synonyms: bicara, omong
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Etymology 2
From Standard Malay cekap (“skillful, efficient”) (influenced by Minangkabau cakap), from Javanese ꦕꦼꦏꦥ꧀ (cekap, “sufficient, adequate”), from Old Javanese cĕkap (“impudent”).
Adjective
cakap (comparative lebih cakap, superlative tercakap or paling cakap, equative secakap)
- (archaic) able
- Synonyms: dapat, mampu
- (archaic) to have cleverness, to be skillful
- Synonyms: mahir, pandai
- (formal, literally) to be beautiful
- Synonyms: cantik, rupawan
- (archaic) to be in good condition
- Synonyms: bagus, elok
- to be skillful
- Synonyms: cekatan, tangkas
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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic (compare Iban jako), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cakəp.
Pronunciation
Verb
cakap
- to talk; to speak.
- Synonyms: bilang, kata
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