cerakin

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay چراکين (cerakin, “a special alotted or compartmented tray used for storing medicine”), likely from Persian آ‬گين (čâre-âgin, literally “full of medicine”), see چاره (čâre, “remedy, help”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈrakin/ [t͡ʃəˈra.kɪn]
• Rhymes: -akin
• Syllabification: ce‧ra‧kin

Noun

cerakin (plural cerakin-cerakin)

1. medicine box
2. (botany) purging croton (Croton tiglium).

   Synonym: cemekian

Further reading

• “cerakin” 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

Likely from Persian چاره ‫آ‬گين (čâre-âgin, literally “full of medicine”), see چاره (čâre, “medicine”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Sense of verb from backformation of affixed cerakinan i.e. contents inside the tray.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈrakin/ [t͡ʃəˈra.kin]

Noun

cerakin (Jawi spelling چراکين, plural cerakin-cerakin, informal 1st possessive cerakinku, 2nd possessive cerakinmu, 3rd possessive cerakinnya)

1. (Johor) a special alotted or compartmented tray used for storing medicine

   Synonym: pedadah

2. (analytical chemistry) assay

Verb

cerakin (used in the form mencerakinkan)

1. (Malaysia) to break down a problem into its constituent points, to analyse

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “چراکن chĕrakin”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 96
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “chĕrakan, chĕrakin”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 216

Further reading

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