cekak

Javanese

Alternative forms

Adjective

cekak (krama-ngoko cekak)

  1. short
  2. brief

References

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “cekak”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Malay

Verb

cekak (Jawi spelling چکق)

  1. to grip or clutch with the fingers almost enclosing something
    mencekak pinggang: arms akimbo (lit. 'to clutch the waist')

Verb

bercekak

  1. to hold against one another in battle

Noun

cekak (Jawi spelling چکق, plural cekak-cekak or cekak2)

  1. anything that clutches around narrowly including collars, leashes
    cekak rambut: hair clip
    cekak lengan: cuff
    cekak musang: most common kind of baju Melayu with a stiff collar (lit. 'civet's leash')

Classifier

cekak (Jawi spelling چکق, singular secekak)

  1. classifier for any amount of an item holdable in a small clutch
    Synonym: genggam

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “چکق tjĕkak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 112
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “چکق chĕkak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 258
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “chĕkak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 196
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