kayau

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

• ꨆꨢꨮꨭ

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *kayɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.jauː/, /ka.zauː/

Noun

kayau

1. wood; stick
2. plant

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kayau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋayaw possibly via Iban kayau. Doublet of ngayau.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkajau̯/ [ˈka.jau̯]
• Rhymes: -ajau̯
• Syllabification: ka‧yau

Verb

kayau

1. to headhunt

Derived terms

• mengayau
• pengayau
• pengayauan

 

Further reading

• “kayau” 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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋayaw possibly via Iban kayau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkajaw/ [ˈka.jau̯]

Verb

kayau (Jawi spelling کاياو)

1. to headhunt

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengayau [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengayauan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• mengayau [agent focus] (meN-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: kayau

Further reading

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

Tagal Murut

Noun

kayau

1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)