apak
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apaʔ/
- Rhymes: -apaʔ, -paʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
Etymology 1
From Malay hapak, apak, from Classical Malay هاڤق (hapak), اڤق (apak).
Adjective
apak (comparative lebih apak, superlative paling apak)
Alternative forms
- apek (nonstandard)
Etymology 2
From Minangkabau apak (“father”), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa.
Noun
apak (plural apak-apak)
Synonyms
- (parent): see Thesaurus:ayah
Further reading
- “apak” 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.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈʔapak/ [ˈʔaː.pɐk̚] (noun)
- Rhymes: -apak
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈpak/ [ʔɐˈpak̚] (adjective)
- Rhymes: -ak
- IPA(key): /ˈʔapak/ [ˈʔaː.pɐk̚] (noun)
- Syllabification: a‧pak
Noun
apak (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜃ᜔)
- alternative form of tapak
Derived terms
- apakan
- iapak
- maapakan
- mag-apak
- makaapak
- mapaapak
- nakaapak
- paapak
- paapakan
- paapakin
- pag-aapakan
- pag-apak
- umapak
Adjective
apák (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜃ᜔)
- alternative form of tapak
Anagrams
Turkish
Adjective
apak
- A more intense version of ak ("white")
- Saçları apak olmuş - his/her hair turned completely white