ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄
Balinese edit
| Native scripts | |
|---|---|
| Balinese script | ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄ |
| Romanization | puak (standard), poeak (obsolete Dutch colonial spelling) |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay puak (“tribe, clan; faction”), from Thai พวก (pûuak, “group, party”), from Angkorian Old Khmer vvak, vvāk, vok, bok (“to come together; to assemble; to congregate; group; company; gathering; assemblage”) (Modern Khmer ពួក (puək)), which is from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vok (“ibid.”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄ (puak)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “puak” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].