akrab

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay akrab, from Classical Malay اقرب (akrab), from Arabic أَقْرَب (ʔaqrab, “relatives”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈakrab/ [ˈak̚.rap̚]
• Rhymes: -akrab
• Syllabification: ak‧rab

Adjective

akrab (comparative lebih akrab, superlative paling akrab)

1. close: intimate; well-loved

   Synonyms: dekat, erat, intim

Derived terms

• berakrab-akrab
• keakraban
• mengakrabi
• mengakrabkan
• seakrab

Further reading

• “akrab”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦲꦏꦿꦧ꧀
Pegon
Roman	akrab

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَقْرَب (ʔaqrab, “relatives”).

Noun

akrab (krama ngoko akrab)

1. family
2. relatives

Kholosi

Etymology

Borrowed from Larestani [script needed] (akrab) (compare Persian عقرب ('aqrab)).

Noun

akrab ?

1. scorpion

References

• Eric Anonby; Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014), “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx‎, pages 13-36