dedak

Pronunciation: /dəˈdak/

“dedak” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

bran: the broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain

adjective

synonym of sempit
synonym of sesak

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dedak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkdək (“pulverize, crush by pounding”) (compare Maguindanao dedek, Tagalog darak (“bran”) or Proto-Mon-Khmer *lʔək (“rice-bran”).

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