acak-acakan

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of reduplication of acak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.t͡ʃaʔ a.t͡ʃa.kan], [a.t͡ʃaʔ a.t͡ʃaʔ.kan]

Adverb

acak-acakan (Jawi spelling اچق-اچقن)

1. Randomly.

   Synonym: kacau-bilau

Further reading

• “acak-acakan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.