ludah

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq.

Noun

ludah

1. saliva

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ludah, from Proto-Malayic *ludah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlud̪ah]

Noun

ludah (first-person possessive ludahku, second-person possessive ludahmu, third-person possessive ludahnya)

1. saliva.

   Synonyms: air liur, air ludah, liur

Derived terms

• berludah
• meludah
• meludahi
• meludahkan
• peludahan

 

• ludah sirih

 

• air ludah

 

Further reading

• “ludah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ludah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ludah/
• Rhymes: -udah, -dah, -ah

Verb

ludah (Jawi spelling لوده)

1. (intransitive) to spit (to evacuate saliva from the mouth)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ludah

Further reading

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

Sundanese

Romanization

ludah

1. Romanization of ᮜᮥᮓᮂ