kacau

== English == === Alternative forms === (Singapore) kachau, kachiau, kachiao, kajiao, gajiao === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay kacau. === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːt͡ʃ(j)aʊ/, [ˈka˧.t͡ʃ(j)aʊ˦], (approximating Hokkien) [ˈk˭a˧.t͡ɕ˭jaʊ˦] === Verb === kacau (generally invariable) (Manglish, Singlish) To disturb; to bother or trouble (someone). == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay kacau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kacaw (“to disturb”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃau̯/ [ˈka.t͡ʃau̯] Rhymes: -at͡ʃau̯ Syllabification: ka‧cau === Adjective === kacau confused disorderly ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kacau”, 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 === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kacaw (“to disturb”). === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃaw/ [ˈka.t͡ʃau̯] Rhymes: -at͡ʃau̯, -au̯ Hyphenation: ka‧cau === Adjective === kacau (Jawi spelling کاچاو, comparative lebih kacau, superlative paling kacau) confused; disorderly ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === kacau (Jawi spelling کاچاو) (intransitive) to stir (to disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it); to make disorderly, confused (intransitive, figurative) to disturb; to agitate; to stir ==== Synonyms ==== (to disturb): ganggu ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: kacau (inherited) → English: kacau === Further reading === "kacau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017