otak

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay otak, from utak, from Proto-Malayic *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak. Doublet of botak and kotak. Compare Tagalog utak. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɔtaʔ/ [ˈɔ.t̪aʔ] Rhymes: -ɔtaʔ === Noun === otak (plural otak-otak) brain (anatomy) The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action (figurative) mind Synonyms: benak, pikiran (figurative) intellect, intelligence (figurative) mastermind Synonyms: biang keladi, gembong, tokoh ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “otak”, 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 == Kankanaey == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔotak/ [ˈʔoː.tʌk̠̚] Rhymes: -otak Syllabification: o‧tak === Noun === ótak (anatomy) (Buguias) alternative spelling of otek == Malay == === Alternative forms === hotak (often vulgar) otk, ox (Internet, text messaging) utak (obsolete) === Etymology === From utak, from Proto-Malayic *hutək, *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak. Doublet of botak and kotak. Compare Tagalog utak. === Pronunciation === (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈotak/ [ˈo.t̪aʔ] Rhymes: -otak Hyphenation: o‧tak === Noun === otak (Jawi spelling اوتق, plural otak-otak or otak2) (anatomy) brain (organ) ==== Synonyms ==== benak / بنق ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: otak (inherited) → English: otak-otak (via the plural otak-otak) → Javanese: utak (via the obsolete utak) ==== See also ==== otak-otak ==== References ==== Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “اوتق otak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 29 Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “اوتق otak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 53 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “otak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 188 === Further reading === "otak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Tocharian B == === Etymology === From ot (“then”) + the intensifying suffix -k(ä). === Adverb === otak then (both meaning "at that time" and "therefore")