tekak

From Malay tekak

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təˈkak/ [t̪əˈkak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: te‧kak

tekak (plural tekak-tekak)

1. (anatomy) soft palate
2. (anatomy) throat

   Synonym: kerongkong

3. palate, taste, food preference

• “tekak” 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.

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• IPA^(key): /təkaʔ/

tekak (Jawi spelling تکق, plural tekak-tekak)

1. (anatomy) throat

   Synonym: kerongkong

2. palate, taste, food preference

• anak tekak
• bertekak

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تکق tĕkak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 81-2
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تکق tĕkak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 176
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tĕkak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 550

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