luak
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
luak
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦸꦮꦏ꧀ (luwak), from Old Javanese luwak (“civet-cat”).
Noun edit
luak (first-person possessive luakku, second-person possessive luakmu, third-person possessive luaknya)
- Asian palm civet, toddy cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).
- Synonym: musang
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Minangkabau luak (“well”). Doublet of lurah.
Noun edit
luak (first-person possessive luakku, second-person possessive luakmu, third-person possessive luaknya)
Alternative forms edit
Further reading edit
- “luak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with luak, from Proto-Malayic *luah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
luak
- to be nauseous
Tetum edit
Adjective edit
luak