pakat

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay pakat.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈpakat/, [ˈp˭ak˭at̚]

Verb

pakat (invariable)

1. (Singapore, Singlish) To conspire; to collude.

Finnish

Noun

pakat

1. nominative plural of pakka

Anagrams

• kapat

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpakat/ [ˈpa.kat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -akat
• Syllabification: pa‧kat

Etymology 1

From Malay pakat, from rebracketing of earlier mupakat, from Arabic مُوَافَقَة (muwāfaqa).

Noun

pakat (plural pakat-pakat)

1. agreement

   Synonyms: sepakat, setuju, sependapat, mufakat

Derived terms

• berpakat
• memakati
• sepakat

Etymology 2

Adjective

pakat (comparative lebih pakat, superlative paling pakat)

1. alternative form of pekat (“thick”)

Further reading

• “pakat”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Rebracketing of earlier mupakat, from Arabic موافقة.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakat/
• Rhymes: -kat, -at

Verb

pakat (Jawi spelling ڤاکت)

1. to approve, to agree

Derived terms

• pakatan

Descendants

• Indonesian: pakat

Further reading

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

Maranao

Noun

pakat

1. friend

Middle English

Noun

pakat

1. alternative form of pacquet

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Malay pekat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈkat/
• Hyphenation: pe‧kat

Adjective

pakát

1. thick, viscous

   Synonym: kantál

2. (of smell) strong