kacau

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

kacau

1. confused
2. disorderly

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kacaw (“to disturb”).

Adjective

kacau (used in the form berkacau)

1. confused; disorderly

Derived terms

• kacau-balau
• mengacau

 

Verb

kacau (Jawi spelling کاچاو)

1. (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
2. (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.