Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay peluk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *peluk (bend, curve).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pəˈluk/
  • Hyphenation: pê‧luk

Verb edit

peluk (reciprocal berpelukan, active memeluk, passive dipeluk, accidental terpeluk)

  1. to hug
  2. to embrace

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of peluk (meng-, intransitive)
Root peluk
Active Involuntary /
Perfective
Passive Basic /
Imperative
Jussive
Active memeluk terpeluk dipeluk peluk peluklah
Locative memeluki terpeluki dipeluki peluki pelukilah
Causative / Applicative1 memelukkan terpelukkan dipelukkan pelukkan pelukkanlah
Causative
Active memperpeluk terperpeluk diperpeluk perpeluk perpeluklah
Locative memperpeluki terperpeluki diperpeluki perpeluki perpelukilah
Causative / Applicative1 memperpelukkan terperpelukkan diperpelukkan perpelukkan perpelukkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

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Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *peluk (bend, curve).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

peluk (Jawi spelling ڤلوق)

  1. to hug; to embrace
    Bahaya memeluk orang yang dijangkiti dengan penyakit ebola.
    It is dangerous to hug someone who's been infected with ebola.
  2. to convert (to another religion); to change one's religion
    David telah memeluk agama Islam.
    David has converted to Islam.

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