kakus

See also: kaķus

Estonian

Noun

kakus

inessive singular of kakk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kakhuis (“toilet, whore”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkakus/ [ˈka.kʊs]
Rhymes: -akus
Syllabification: ka‧kus

Noun

kakus (plural kakus-kakus)

(dialectal) toilet
Synonyms: jamban, toilet

Descendants

→ Ternate: kakus

Further reading

“kakus” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

kakus

romanization of ꦏꦏꦸꦱ꧀

Kristang

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kakhuis.

Noun

kakus

toilet

Ternate

Etymology

From Indonesian kakus, from Dutch kakhuis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈka.kus]

Noun

kakus

toilet

References

Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh