kotak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kotak. Doublet of botak and otak.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkotak̚]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧tak

Noun

kotak (first-person possessive kotakku, second-person possessive kotakmu, third-person possessive kotaknya)

  1. box, case (cuboid container)
  2. pack

Hyponyms
  • kotak alamat
  • kotak amal
  • kotak arsip
  • kotak barometer
  • kotak hitam
  • kotak kontak
  • kotak listrik
  • kotak makan
  • kotak masuk
  • kotak musik
  • kotak obrolan
  • kotak pandora
  • kotak pemecahan
  • kotak penalti
  • kotak pensil
  • kotak perkakas
  • kotak pesan
  • kotak pos
  • kotak saran
  • kotak sarang
  • kotak spora
  • kotak suara
  • kotak surat
  • kotak tembakan

Derived terms
  • berkotak-kotak
  • berkotakan
  • mengkotak-kotakkan
  • mengotak
  • mengotak-ngotakkan
  • pengotak-ngotakan
  • pengotakan
  • terkotak
  • terkotak-kotak

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Cognate of Javanese ꦏꦺꦴꦛꦏ꧀ (kothak). Doublet of botak and otak.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aʔ

Noun

kotak (Jawi spelling کوتق, plural kotak-kotak, informal 1st possessive kotakku, 2nd possessive kotakmu, 3rd possessive kotaknya)

  1. box (cuboid container)
  2. pack
    Kotak berat itu abang saya yang angkat.
    My brother carried that heavy box.
  3. (obsolete) chest
    Synonym: peti
  4. (obsolete) living compartment or room in a domicile like a palace.
  5. (obsolete) parcel of land or paddy.
    Synonym: petak

Derived terms
  • berkotak-kotak
  • mengkotak-kotakkan
  • mengotak
  • mengotak-ngotakkan
  • pengotakan

Descendants
  • Indonesian: kotak
  • → Min Nan: 戈踏 (ko-ta̍h)

References
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کوتق koetak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 92
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کوتق kotak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 544
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kotak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 614

Further reading
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