katak

See also: Kátak

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay katak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.tak/

Noun

katak

1. frog (amphibian)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay katak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkataʔ/

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• Rhymes: -taʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
• Hyphenation: ka‧tak

Noun

katak (plural katak-katak)

1. frog (amphibian)

   Synonym: kodok

Derived terms

• katak betung
• katak hijau
• katak kembung
• katak kuak
• katak pohon
• katak puru
• katak terbang

Adjective

katak (comparative lebih katak, superlative paling katak)

1. (archaic) dewlap

   Synonym: gelambir

2. short

   Synonym: pendek

Derived terms

• berkatak-katak

Further reading

• “katak”, 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

Kapampangan

Etymology

See also Kapampangan kataya.

Noun

katak

1. (informal) talk

   Synonyms: sabi, salita

   Kakatak kang kakatak.

   You always talk a lot.

Adjective

katak

1. talkative; wordy; chatty

   Synonym: madaldal

2. fond of or given to talking

   Synonyms: mapanyabi, mapanyalita

Derived terms

• kakatak
• kakatakan
• katakan
• keketakan
• ketak
• ketakan
• kinatak
• makatak
• mipagkatak
• mipapamagkakatak
• mipapamagkatak

Malay

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Frog (Malaysian politics)

Wikipedia

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataʔ/
• Rhymes: -ataʔ, -taʔ, -aʔ

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Noun

katak (Jawi spelling کاتق, plural katak-katak or katak²)

1. frog (amphibian), toad.
2. (politics, slang, derogatory, Malaysia) defector, turncoat, turncloak: a politician who simply switches between different political parties.

Synonyms

• kodok

Derived terms

• katak puru
• katak takang
• polikatak
• sotong katak

Further reading

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