Cakap - Talk / Speak

Last updated on: 28 Apr 2026

Noun Prefix (root word cakap - talk / speak)
se-	Secakap (Of the same tone / talking together: Rare) Mereka berdua sentiasa secakap dalam perbincangan. (The two of them always speak in the same tone during discussions.)
Suffix
-an	Cakapan (Talk / Words / Gossip) Itu bukan cakapan saya yang sebenar. (Those are not my actual words.)
Circumfix
pe-...-an	Percakapan (Conversation / Dialogue) Apakah percakapan impian kamu? (What is your dream conversation?)
peng-...-an	N.A
ke-...-an	Kecakapan (Eloquence / Ability to speak) Hal-hal kecakapan bahasa perlu dibincangkan. (Matters of language eloquence need to be discussed.)
Verb Prefix (root word cakap - talk / speak)
bêr-	Bercakap (To talk / Speaking) Dia bercakap dengan kawan-kawannya. (He is talking to his friends.)
mêng-	Mencakap (To talk about / To mention) Jangan mencakap perkara buruk tentang orang lain. (Do not talk about bad things regarding others.)
di-	Dicakap (To be spoken / To be said — passive) Perkara itu sudah dicakap oleh guru tadi. (That matter has already been said by the teacher just now.)
mêmpêr-	Mempercakapkan (To discuss / To talk over something) Kita perlu mempercakapkan isu disiplin ini. (We need to discuss this discipline issue.)
dipêr-	Dipercakapkan (To be discussed / To be talked over) Hal itu sedang dipercakapkan oleh orang ramai. (That matter is being discussed by the public.)
têr-	Tercakap (Accidentally spoken / Blurted out) Rahsia itu tercakap oleh saya secara tidak sengaja. (That secret was accidentally blurted out by me.)
Suffix
-kan	Cakapkan (Say it! / Talk about it — imperative) Tolong cakapkan perkara yang betul sahaja. (Please talk about only the truth.)
-i	N.A
Circumfix
bêr-...-an	Bercakap-cakapan (To keep talking with each other) Mereka sedang bercakap-cakapan di ruang tamu. (They are talking with each other in the living room.)
bêr-...-kan	N.A
mêng-...-kan	Mencakapkan (To talk about or express something) Saya sedang mencakapkan perasaan saya kepada ibu. (I am expressing my feelings to my mother.)
mêng-...-i	N.A
mêmpêr-...-kan	Mempercakapkan (To make something a topic of conversation) Jangan mempercakapkan keburukan keluarga sendiri. (Do not make your own family's flaws a topic of conversation.)
mêmpêr-...-i	N.A
kê-...-an	N.A
di-...-i	N.A
di-...-kan	Dicakapkan (To be talked about) Topik itu akan dicakapkan esok. (That topic will be talked about tomorrow.)
dipêr-...-kan	Dipercakapkan (To be put up for discussion) Isu tersebut dipercakapkan dalam mesyuarat semalam. (That issue was put up for discussion in the meeting yesterday.)