kacau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kacau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kacaw (“to disturb”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkat͡ʃau̯]
Hyphenation: ka‧cau

Adjective

kacau

Derived terms

berkacau
kacauan
kekacauan
memperkacaukan
mengacau
mengacaukan
pengacau
pengacauan
terkacau

Further reading

“kacau” 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.

Malay

Adjective

kacau (used in the form berkacau)

confused; disorderly

Derived terms

kacau-balau
mengacau

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

Further reading

“kacau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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