capati

See also: čapati

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चपाती (capātī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃa.pa.ti]
• Rhymes: -ti, -i
• Hyphenation: ca‧pa‧ti

Noun

capati (Jawi spelling چڤاتي, plural capati-capati or capati²)

1. A flat, unleavened bread from India and Pakistan.

Verb

capati (Jawi spelling چڤاتي, formal active mencapati, 3rd person passive dicapati)

1. (transitive) To break (of a promise).

   Synonym: mungkiri

   Antonym: tepati

   British mencapati janji mereka dengan Arab.

   The British broke their promise with the Arabs.

Derived terms

• janji dicapati (idiom mocking Najib's failed promises)

Further reading

• "capati" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay cepat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa.ˈpa.t̪i/

Verb

capati

1. (stative) to be quick

Conjugation

Conjugation of capati (stative verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		ticapati	micapati	acapati
2nd person		nicapati	ficapati
3rd person	inanimate	icapati	dicapati
	animate	macapati
imperative		—, capati	—, capati

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics