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English
Noun
kecap (uncountable)
- (Indonesia) Soy sauce.
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Peranakan Indonesian ketjap, from Hokkien 膎汁 (kê-chiap, “fish sauce”). Cognate with Piawai Malay kicap.
Pronunciation
Noun
kécap (plural kecap-kecap)
- soy sauce (a condiment and ingredient made from fermented soybeans)
Derived terms
Compounds
Etymology 2
From ke- + cap.
Pronunciation
Noun
kêcap (plural kecap-kecap)
- sound of tongue smacking
- Synonym: cap
Further reading
- “kecap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
- Hoogervorst, Tom G. (2021) Language Ungoverned: Indonesia's Chinese Print Entrepreneurs, 1911-1949, Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, page 200
- Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “鮭 kôe”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 242; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 242
Sundanese
Etymology
Compare Old Javanese kĕcap (“sound of lips or tongue smacking; talking, prattling; etc.”), Indonesian kecap (“sound of tongue smacking”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kecap (Sundanese script ᮊᮨᮎᮕ᮪)
- word
Derived terms