ꦭꦸꦮꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese luwak (“civet-cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.wak/
• Rhymes: -wak
• Hyphenation: lu‧wak

Noun

ꦭꦸꦮꦏ꧀ (luwak)

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

Descendants

• → Indonesian: luak (“Asian palm civet, toddy cat”)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “luwak”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN