otak

See also: õtak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay otak, from utak, from Proto-Malayic *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak.

Noun

otak (plural otak-otak, first-person possessive otakku, second-person possessive otakmu, third-person possessive otaknya)

(anatomy) brain (organ)

Malay

Alternative forms

utak
اوتق‎

Etymology

From utak, from Proto-Malayic *hutək, *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /otaʔ/
Rhymes: -otaʔ, -taʔ, -aʔ

Noun

otak

(anatomy) brain (organ)

Synonyms

benak / بنق‎

Descendants

→ English: otak-otak (via the plural otak-otak)
Indonesian: otak
→ Javanese: utak (via the obsolete utak)

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