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kecap

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See also: kečap and kẻ cắp

English

Noun

kecap (uncountable)

(Indonesia) Soy sauce.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

ketjap (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Peranakan Indonesian ketjap, from Hokkien 膎汁 (kê-chiap, “fish sauce”). Cognate with Piawai Malay kicap.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈket͡ʃap/ [ˈke.t͡ʃap]
Rhymes: -et͡ʃap
Syllabification: ke‧cap

Noun

kécap (plural kecap-kecap)

soy sauce (a condiment and ingredient made from fermented soybeans)

Derived terms

Compounds

Etymology 2

From ke- +‎ cap.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈt͡ʃap/ [kəˈt͡ʃap]
Rhymes: -ap
Syllabification: ke‧cap

Noun

kêcap (plural kecap-kecap)

sound of tongue smacking
Synonym: cap

Further reading

“kecap” 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.
Hoogervorst, Tom G. (2021) Language Ungoverned: Indonesia's Chinese Print Entrepreneurs, 1911-1949‎^[1], Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, page 200
Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “鮭 kôe”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 242; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 242

Sundanese

Etymology

Compare Old Javanese kĕcap (“sound of lips or tongue smacking; talking, prattling; etc.”), Indonesian kecap (“sound of tongue smacking”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kə.t͡ʃap/

Noun

kecap (Sundanese script ᮊᮨᮎᮕ᮪)

word

Derived terms

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