cacar

See also: càcar

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃar]
• Hyphenation: ca‧car

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay cacar, from Hindi चेचक (cecak).

Noun

cacar (uncountable)

1. (pathology) variola, smallpox: An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

   Synonyms: ketumbuhan, variola

Derived terms

• bercacar
• mencacar
• pencacar
• pencacaran

• cacar air
• cacar api
• cacar betul
• cacar jeluntung
• cacar monyet
• cacar nanah
• cacar pohon
• cacar sapi
• cacar ular
• cacar unggas
• cacar unggas air

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

cacar

1. restless

   Synonyms: cacau, lincah

Derived terms

• bercacar
• mencacar

Etymology 3

From Sundanese [Term?].

Verb

cacar

1. (dialect) to mow the grass and trim the tree.

Further reading

• “cacar” 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.

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃar]
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃar, -ar

Noun

cacar (Jawi spelling چاچر, plural cacar-cacar, informal 1st possessive cacarku, 2nd possessive cacarmu, 3rd possessive cacarnya)

1. (pathology) variola, smallpox: An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pencacar [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pencacaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• mencacar [agent focus] (meN-)
• dicacar [patient focus] (di-)
• bercacar [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• cacar air
• cacar betul
• cacar jelutung
• cacar lembu
• cacar monyet
• cacar nanah
• cacar palsu
• tanam cacar

Further reading

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

Sundanese

Noun

cacar (Sundanese script ᮎᮎᮁ)

1. chickenpox