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kotak

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay kotak. Doublet of botak and otak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kotak (uncountable)

  1. box; case (cuboid container)
  2. pack

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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Cognate of Javanese ꦏꦺꦴꦛꦏ꧀ (kothak). Doublet of botak and otak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kotak (Jawi spelling کوتق, plural kotak-kotak, informal 1st possessive kotakku, 2nd possessive kotakmu, 3rd possessive kotaknya)

  1. box (cuboid container)
  2. pack
    Kotak berat itu abang saya yang angkat.
    My brother carried that heavy box.
  3. (obsolete) chest
    Synonym: peti
  4. (obsolete) living compartment or room in a domicile like a palace.
  5. (obsolete) parcel of land or paddy.
    Synonym: petak

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: kotak
  • Min Nan: 戈踏 (ko-ta̍h)

References

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کوتق koetak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 92
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوتق kotak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 544
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kotak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 614

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