pekak

Inherited from Malay pekak.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈkak/ [pəˈkak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pe‧kak

pekak (comparative lebih pekak, superlative paling pekak)

1. deaf

   Synonym: tuli

2. dull

   Synonym: bengap

Borrowed from Hokkien 八角 (peh-kak).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈkak/ [pəˈkak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pe‧kak

pekak (plural pekak-pekak)

1. (cooking) star anise

   Synonym: bunga lawang

Borrowed from Ngaju [Term?]

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpekak/ [ˈpe.kak̚]
• Rhymes: -ekak
• Syllabification: pe‧kak

pekak (comparative lebih pekak, superlative paling pekak)

1. bitter

   Synonym: pahit

• “pekak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Tantri Miharti, Kurniawati, Dewi Eka Arini Algozi (2019) Kamus Tata Boga [Culinary Arts Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Perbukuan, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 73

• IPA^(key): /pəˈkak/ [pəˈkaʔ]
• Rhymes: -əkak, -kak, -ak
• Hyphenation: pe‧kak

pekak (Jawi spelling ڤکق)

1. deaf

• tuli
• congek

• > Indonesian: pekak (inherited)

• IPA^(key): /ˈpekak/ [ˈpe.kaʔ]
• Rhymes: -ekak, -kak, -ak
• Hyphenation: pe‧kak

pekak (Jawi spelling ڤيکق, plural pekak-pekak)

1. jack (playing card)