Borrowed fromEnglishchef, fromFrenchchef, fromOld Frenchchief(“head, leader”), fromVulgar Latincapus(“head”), fromLatincaput(“head”), fromProto-Indo-European*kauput-.

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɛf],[ʃɛf]
• Rhymes:-ɛf
• Hyphenation:cèf

cef (Jawi spellingچيف,pluralcef-cef)

1. Theheadcook at ahotel,restaurant, and other places; achef.

   Synonym:ketua jurumasak

• “cef” inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• Malay terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
• Malay terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-
• Malay terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap- (head)
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• Rhymes:Malay/ɛf
• Rhymes:Malay/ɛf/1 syllable
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