acak-acak
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Minangkabau. Equivalent to reduplication of acak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a.t͡ʃaʔ at͡ʃaʔ]
Adverb
acak-acak (Jawi spelling اچق٢)
- Hurriedly.
- Synonyms: terburu-buru, tergesa-gesa
Further reading
- “acak-acak”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017