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Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈrak/
- Rhymes: -rak
- Hyphenation: kê‧rak
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay kerak (“crust”). Doublet of karak.
Noun
kerak (plural kerak-kerak, first-person possessive kerakku, second-person possessive kerakmu, third-person possessive keraknya)
- crust
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic
Noun
kerak (plural kerak-kerak, first-person possessive kerakku, second-person possessive kerakmu, third-person possessive keraknya)
- scratching sound
Further reading
Malay
Noun
kerak (Jawi spelling کرق, plural kerak-kerak, informal 1st possessive kerakku, 2nd possessive kerakmu, 3rd possessive keraknya)
- crust
Descendants
- Indonesian: kerak (“crust”)
Further reading
Uzbek
Etymology
Cognates
Azerbaijani gərək,
Bashkir кәрәк (kərək),
Turkmen gerek,
Tatar кирәк (kiräk),
Uyghur كېرەك (kërek),
Chuvash кирлӗ (kirlĕ),
Kazakh,
Kyrgyz,
Nogai,
Shor,
Karakalpak
Karachay-Balkar
Khakas, and
Kumyk керек (kerek),
Crimean Tatar and
Khalaj kerek,
Tuvan херек (xerek).
Compare also the Turkish verb Turkish gerekmek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛ.rak/,
- Hyphenation: ke‧rak
Predicative
kerak
- (it is) necessary