bapak

From Malay bapa, bapak, from Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Doublet of bapa. Hoogervorst mentioned that the word was affixed as *ba- (“someone who fulfils the function of or behaves like”) + apak, which is cognate of Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father”),^[1] and comparable to modern ber- +‎ apak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbapaʔ/ [ˈba.paʔ]

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• Syllabification: ba‧pak

bapak

1. father
2. mister, sir
3. (formal) you
4. uncle

Similar function in Malay found more in bapa.

• pak (“mister”, more likely)

• “bapak” 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.

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bapak (krama ngoko bapak, krama inggil rama)

1. father

• Caribbean Javanese: bapak

• "bapak" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939

• (noun): pak (clipping)

Variant of bapa, from Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Doublet of bapa. Hoogervorst mentioned that the word was affixed as *ba- (“someone who fulfils the function of or behaves like”) +‎ apak (“father”), which is cognate of Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father”),^[1] and comparable to modern ber- +‎ apak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).

• IPA^(key): [ba.paʔ]
• Rhymes: -pak, -ak
• Hyphenation: ba‧pak

bapak (Jawi spelling باڤق, plural bapak-bapak)

1. (informal) alternative form of bapa

bapak (Jawi spelling باڤق)

1. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier.

   Synonyms: -nya, gila, nak mampus

   Bapak laju kereta tu!

   That car is so fast!

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