Etymology

congkak

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Today it means: A traditional Malay two-player mancala game in which seeds or marbles are dropped into depressions carved into a boat-shaped wooden board. Full definition →

Malay congak
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  1. Malay · borrowed fromcongak“mental calculations”
  2. English todaycongkak

Borrowed from Malay congak (“mental calculations”).

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