acak-acakan
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of reduplication of acak + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃak aˈt͡ʃakan/ [ˈa.t͡ʃaʔ aˈt͡ʃa.kan], /ˈat͡ʃak aˈt͡ʃakkan/ [ˈa.t͡ʃaʔ aˈt͡ʃaʔ.kan]
- Rhymes: -akkan, -akan, -kan, -an
- Hyphenation: a‧cak-a‧ca‧kan
Adverb
acak-acakan (Jawi spelling اچق-اچقن)
- Randomly.
- Synonym: kacau-bilau
Further reading
- “acak-acakan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.