cekak

== Javanese == === Alternative forms === Carakan: ꦕꦼꦏꦏ꧀ Roman: tjekak, cêkak === Adjective === cekak (krama-ngoko cekak) short brief === References === The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “cekak”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN == Malay == === Verb === cekak (Jawi spelling چکق) to grip or clutch with the fingers almost enclosing something mencekak pinggang: arms akimbo (lit. 'to clutch the waist') === Verb === bercekak to hold against one another in battle === Noun === cekak (Jawi spelling چکق, plural cekak-cekak or cekak2) anything that clutches around narrowly including collars, leashes cekak rambut: hair clip cekak lengan: cuff cekak musang: most common kind of baju Melayu with a stiff collar (lit. 'civet's leash') === Classifier === cekak (Jawi spelling چکق, singular secekak) classifier for any amount of an item holdable in a small clutch Synonym: genggam === References === Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “چکق tjĕkak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 112 Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “چکق chĕkak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 258 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “chĕkak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 196