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bapak

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay bapa, bapak, from Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Doublet of bapa. Hoogervorst mentioned that the word was affixed as *ba- (“someone who fulfils the function of or behaves like”) + apak, which is cognate of Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father”),[1] and comparable to modern ber- +‎ apak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbapaʔ/ [ˈba.paʔ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: ba‧pak

Noun

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bapak

  1. father
  2. mister, sir
  3. (formal) you
  4. uncle

Usage notes

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Similar function in Malay found more in bapa.

Synonyms

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  • pak (“mister”, more likely)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tom Hoogervorst (2017) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎[1], ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Further reading

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Javanese

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Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧꦥꦏ꧀
Pegon
Roman bapak

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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bapak (krama ngoko bapak, krama inggil rama)

  1. father

Descendants

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  • Caribbean Javanese: bapak

References

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  • "bapak" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939

Malay

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Alternative forms

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  • (noun): pak (clipping)

Etymology

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Variant of bapa, from Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Doublet of bapa. Hoogervorst mentioned that the word was affixed as *ba- (“someone who fulfils the function of or behaves like”) +‎ apak (“father”), which is cognate of Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father”),[1] and comparable to modern ber- +‎ apak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).

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Noun

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bapak (Jawi spelling باڤق, plural bapak-bapak, informal 1st possessive bapakku, 2nd possessive bapakmu, 3rd possessive bapaknya)

  1. (informal) Alternative form of bapa.

Adverb

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bapak (Jawi spelling باڤق)

  1. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier.
    Synonyms: -nya, gila, nak mampus
    Bapak laju kereta tu!
    That car is so fast!

References

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  1. ^ Tom Hoogervorst (2017) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎[2], ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Further reading

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