cakar

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cakar. Doublet of ceker.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃakar/ [ˈt͡ʃa.kar]
  • Rhymes: -akar
  • Syllabification: ca‧kar

Noun

cakar (plural cakar-cakar)

  1. talon; claw
    Hypernym: kuku

Verb

cakar (active mencakar, passive dicakar)

  1. to scratch; to claw

Derived terms

  • bercakar-cakaran
  • bersicakar
  • cakar ayam
  • cakar besi
  • cakar setan
  • cakar-balar
  • cakar-mencakar
  • pencakar

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaka(r)/
  • Rhymes: -akar, -kar, -ar

Noun

cakar (Jawi spelling چاکر, plural cakar-cakar)

  1. talon; claw
    Hypernym: kuku

Descendants

  • Indonesian: cakar

Verb

cakar

  1. to scratch; to claw

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pencakar [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • pencakaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • cakaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • percakaran [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
  • mencakar [agent focus] (meN-)
  • mencakar-cakar [reduplication + agent focus] (redup + meN-)
  • dicakar [patient focus] (di-)
  • tercakar [agentless action] (teR-)
  • bercakar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • bercakaran [stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (beR- + -an)
  • bercakar-cakaran [reduplication + stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (redup + beR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: cakar (inherited)

Further reading

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