katak

Compare Malay katak.

• IPA^(key): /ka.tak/

katak

1. frog (amphibian)

From Malay katak.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkataʔ/

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• Rhymes: -taʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
• Hyphenation: ka‧tak

katak (plural katak-katak)

1. frog (amphibian)

   Synonym: kodok

katak (comparative lebih katak, superlative paling katak)

1. (archaic) dewlap

   Synonym: gelambir

2. short

   Synonym: pendek

• “katak” 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.

See also Kapampangan kataya.

katak

1. (informal) talk

   Synonyms: sabi, salita

   Kakatak kang kakatak.

   You always talk a lot.

katak

1. talkative; wordy; chatty

   Synonym: madaldal

2. fond of or given to talking

   Synonyms: mapanyabi, mapanyalita

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• IPA^(key): /kataʔ/
• Rhymes: -ataʔ, -taʔ, -aʔ

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katak (Jawi spelling کاتق, plural katak-katak)

1. frog (amphibian), toad.
2. (politics, slang, derogatory, Malaysia) defector: a politician who simply switches between different political parties.

• kodok

• katak puru
• katak takang
• polikatak
• sotong katak

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