bapak

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay bapa, bapak, from Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Doublet of bapa. Hoogervorst mentioned that the word was affixed as *ba- (“someone who fulfils the function of or behaves like”) + apak, which is cognate of Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father”), and comparable to modern ber- +‎ apak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbapaʔ/ [ˈba.paʔ] Syllabification: ba‧pak === Noun === bapak father mister, sir (formal) you uncle ==== Usage notes ==== Similar function in Malay found more in bapa. ==== Synonyms ==== pak (“mister”, more likely) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “bapak”, 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 == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === bapak (krama ngoko bapak, krama inggil rama) father ==== Descendants ==== Caribbean Javanese: bapak === References === "bapak" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939 == Malay == === Alternative forms === (noun): pak (clipping) === Etymology === Variant of bapa, from Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Doublet of bapa. Hoogervorst mentioned that the word was affixed as *ba- (“someone who fulfils the function of or behaves like”) +‎ apak (“father”), which is cognate of Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father”), and comparable to modern ber- +‎ apak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbapak/ [ˈba.paʔ] Rhymes: -paʔ, -aʔ Hyphenation: ba‧pak === Noun === bapak (Jawi spelling باڤق, plural bapak-bapak or bapak2) (informal) alternative form of bapa === Adverb === bapak (Jawi spelling باڤق) (colloquial) Used as an intensifier. Synonyms: -nya, gila, nak mampus === References === === Further reading === "bapak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017