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akar.

root

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈakar/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.kar]Standard-Indonesian
  1. root the part of a plant

  2. root the part of a tooth

  3. root the part of a hair

  4. root root, origin, the primary source

    figuratively
  5. root of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

  6. root the primary lexical unit of a word

  7. root root a person who manages accounts on a UNIX system

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay akar, from Proto-Malayic *akar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ. Semantic loan from Dutch wortel (“(square) root”, literally “root”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.