katak

Compare Malay katak.

• IPA^(key): /ka.tak/

katak

1. frog (amphibian)

From Malay katak.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkataʔ/

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• Rhymes: -taʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
• Hyphenation: ka‧tak

katak (plural katak-katak, first-person possessive katakku, second-person possessive katakmu, third-person possessive kataknya)

1. frog (amphibian)

• kodok

katak

1. (archaic) dewlap

   Synonym: gelambir

2. short

   Synonym: pendek

• “katak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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• IPA^(key): /kataʔ/
• Rhymes: -ataʔ, -taʔ, -aʔ

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katak (Jawi spelling کاتق, plural katak-katak, informal 1st possessive katakku, 2nd possessive katakmu, 3rd possessive kataknya)

1. frog (amphibian), toad.
2. (politics, slang, derogatory, Malaysia) defector: a politician who simply switches between different political parties.

• kodok

• katak puru
• katak takang
• polikatak
• sotong katak

• “katak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.