cuak

Malay

Adjective

cuak (Jawi spelling چواق)

1. fearful, jittery, panicked, unnerved

   Synonyms: takut, cemas, gentar

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mencuakkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• kecuakan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)

References

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