luak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluak̚/
• Hyphenation: lu‧ak

Etymology 1

Adjective

luak

1. decreased

   Synonyms: berkurang, susut

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦸꦮꦏ꧀ (luwak), from Old Javanese luwak (“civet-cat”).

Noun

luak (first-person possessive luakku, second-person possessive luakmu, third-person possessive luaknya)

1. Asian palm civet, toddy cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).

   Synonym: musang

Alternative forms

• luwak

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Minangkabau luak (“well”). Doublet of lurah.

Noun

luak (first-person possessive luakku, second-person possessive luakmu, third-person possessive luaknya)

1. (dialect) area, district

   Synonyms: daerah, distrik

2. (dialect) well

   Synonym: sumur

Alternative forms

• luhak

Further reading

• “luak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Cognate with luak, from Proto-Malayic *luah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luaʔ/
• Rhymes: -uaʔ, -waʔ, -aʔ

Verb

luak

1. to be nauseous

Tetum

Adjective

luak

1. wide