botak

Unadapted borrowing from Malay botak.

• (Singapore, Malaysia) IPA^(key): [ˈbo(˧).taʔ(˦)]

botak (comparative more botak, superlative most botak)

1. (Manglish, Singlish) Bald.

Inherited from Malay botak, an adjective that is derived from an earlier form butak. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔtaʔ/ [ˈbɔ.t̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -ɔtaʔ
• Syllabification: bo‧tak (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)

botak

1. bald

   Synonyms: bulus, gundul

• “botak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

• butak (obsolete)

From butak. Doublet of kotak and otak.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbotak/ [ˈbo.t̪aʔ]

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• Rhymes: -otaʔ, -taʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: bo‧tak

botak (Jawi spelling بوتق, comparative lebih botak, superlative paling botak)

1. bald (having no hair)

• "botak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

From back slang of takbo (“run”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbotak/ [ˈboː.t̪ɐk̚]
• Rhymes: -otak
• Syllabification: bo‧tak

botak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜃ᜔) (back slang)

1. running

   Synonym: takbo