cacar
See also: càcar
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃar/ [ˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃar]
- Rhymes: -at͡ʃar
- Syllabification: ca‧car
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay cacar, from Hindi चेचक (cecak).
Noun
cacar (plural cacar-cacar)
- (pathology) variola, smallpox: An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks
- Synonyms: ketumbuhan, variola
Derived terms
- bercacar
- mencacar
- pencacar
- pencacaran
- cacar air
- cacar api
- cacar betul
- cacar daun
- cacar jeluntung
- cacar minor
- cacar monyet
- cacar nanah
- cacar pohon
- cacar sapi
- cacar ular
- cacar unggas
- cacar unggas air
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
cacar (comparative lebih cacar, superlative paling cacar)
Derived terms
- bercacar
- mencacar
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?].
Verb
cacar
Derived terms
- cacar banduang
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Karo Batak [Term?].
Verb
cacar
- (dialect: Batak Karo) worn mats and so on which are laid out under new mats as a base
Etymology 5
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
cacar (plural cacar-cacar)
- term in the game of bekel when a player can take all the shells one by one
Further reading
- “cacar” 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
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃar]
- Rhymes: -t͡ʃar, -ar
Noun
cacar (Jawi spelling چاچر, plural cacar-cacar)
- (pathology) variola, smallpox: An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pencacar [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pencacaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- mencacar [agent focus] (meN-)
- dicacar [patient focus] (di-)
- bercacar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- cacar air
- cacar betul
- cacar jelutung
- cacar lembu
- cacar monyet
- cacar nanah
- cacar palsu
- tanam cacar
Further reading
- “cacar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sundanese
Noun
cacar (Sundanese script ᮎᮎᮁ)