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kakap.

bass (fish)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkakap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.kap̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. bass (fish)

  2. snapper (fish)

  3. a boat of narrow beam and low freeboard

  4. chief (the principal part or top of anything)

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kakap.

verb/ˈkakap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.kap̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to hold, to seize

  2. to carry out, to do, to perform, to work

  3. to cultivate, to till

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kakap (“to grasp”), from Minangkabau [Term?].

verb/ˈkakap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.kap̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to observe, to patrol, to reconnoiter

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kakap (“to scout; to reconnoitre”).

adj/ˈkakap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.kap̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. big, major

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kakap.

noun/ˈkakap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.kap̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a hole in the bottom of a boat that is plugged with a wooden plug to prevent water from entering

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Acehnese [Term?].

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