pekak

Inherited from Malay pekak.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈkak/ [pəˈkak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pe‧kak

pekak (comparative lebih pekak, superlative paling pekak)

1. deaf

   Synonym: tuli

2. dull

   Synonym: bengap

Borrowed from Hokkien 八角 (peh-kak).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈkak/ [pəˈkak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pe‧kak

pekak (plural pekak-pekak)

1. (cooking) star anise

   Synonym: bunga lawang

Borrowed from Ngaju [Term?]

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpekak/ [ˈpe.kak̚]
• Rhymes: -ekak
• Syllabification: pe‧kak

pekak (comparative lebih pekak, superlative paling pekak)

1. bitter

   Synonym: pahit

• “pekak”, 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
• Tantri Miharti; Kurniawati; Dewi Eka Arini Algozi (2019), Kamus Tata Boga [Culinary Arts Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Perbukuan, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 73

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /pəˈkak/ [pəˈkaʔ]
• Rhymes: -kak, -ak
• Hyphenation: pe‧kak

pekak (Jawi spelling ڤکق, comparative lebih pekak, superlative paling pekak)

1. deaf

   Synonyms: tuli, congek

2. dull (not clear)

   Synonym: bengap

• > Indonesian: pekak (inherited)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈpekak/ [ˈpe.kaʔ]
• Rhymes: -ekak, -kak, -ak
• Hyphenation: pe‧kak

pekak (Jawi spelling ڤيکق, plural pekak-pekak or pekak²)

1. jack (playing card)

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