capak

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapaʔ/
• Rhymes: -apaʔ, -paʔ, -aʔ

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Verb

capak

1. (classic) to ignore

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak, informal 1st possessive capakku, 2nd possessive capakmu, 3rd possessive capaknya)

1. indifference; inattention

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Verb

capak

1. to sit with legs open (as riding motorcycle, horse etc.)

   Synonym: celapak

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak, informal 1st possessive capakku, 2nd possessive capakmu, 3rd possessive capaknya)

1. ancestors in the sixth generation

Etymology 4

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ca(m)pak (“to smack”)

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak, informal 1st possessive capakku, 2nd possessive capakmu, 3rd possessive capaknya)

1. (Minangkabau Malay) to smack the lips

Etymology 5

Unknown.

Noun

capak (plural capak-capak, informal 1st possessive capakku, 2nd possessive capakmu, 3rd possessive capaknya)

1. kind of shrub, Melochia umbellata

Further reading

• “capak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.