cerakin

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃəˈrakin/

“cerakin” is a Malay word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

a special alotted or compartmented tray used for storing medicine
assay

verb

to break down a problem into its constituent points, to analyse

Etymology

Likely from Persian چاره ‫آ‬گين (čâre-âgin, literally “full of medicine”), see چاره (čâre, “medicine”). Sense of verb from backformation of affixed cerakinan i.e. contents inside the tray.

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