kakek

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *akiʔ. Changes in the form of this word can be reconstructed via these stages: *akiʔ > *ka-akiʔ > *kə-akiʔ > *kakiʔ > kakeʔ, from which the noun was derived.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkakɛʔ/ [ˈka.kɛʔ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -akɛʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧kek

Noun

kakèk (plural kakek-kakek)

  1. grandfather
  2. term of address for an old man

Coordinate terms

  • nenek (“grandmother”)

Further reading

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