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otak.

brain

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔtaʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɔ.t̪aʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. brain The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action

  2. brain mind

    figuratively
  3. brain intellect, intelligence

    figuratively
  4. mastermind

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Malay otak, from utak, from Proto-Malayic *u(n)tək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak. Doublet of botak and kotak. Compare Tagalog utak.

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