mabuk

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-buhuk, from Proto-Austronesian *ma-buSuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buSuk. Cognate with Pangasinan abuek, Eastern Cham ꨟꨝꨭꩀ (mưbuk), Malay mabuk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.bʊʔ/

Adjective

mabuk

1. drunk; intoxicated
2. sick because of consuming poisonous stuff

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mabuk, from Classical Malay mabuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-buhuk, from Proto-Austronesian *ma-buSuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buSuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.buk/
• Hyphenation: ma‧buk

Adjective

mabuk (superlative termabuk)

1. drunk (intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages)
2. (figurative) act without awareness

   Synonym: lupa diri

3. (figurative) very fan of something
4. (figurative) very passionate

   Synonym: tergila-gila

Further reading

• “mabuk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-buhuk, from Proto-Austronesian *ma-buSuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buSuk. Cognate with Pangasinan abuek, Eastern Cham ꨟꨝꨭꩀ (mưbuk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mabuk/, [maboʔ]
• Rhymes: -uk

Adjective

mabuk (Jawi spelling مابوق)

1. drunk; intoxicated; inebriated

   Haram dari segi undang-undang memandu dalam keadaan mabuk.

   It is illegal to drive in a drunken state.

2. (figurative) having a strong liking towards something.

   Synonyms: gemar, suka

   mabuk duit ― having a strong liking of money

Noun

mabuk (Jawi spelling مابوق, informal 1st possessive mabukku, 2nd possessive mabukmu, 3rd possessive mabuknya)

1. motion sickness

Affixed forms

• dimabuk
• dimabuki
• kemabukan
• memabukkan
• pemabuk
• pemabukan

 

Compounds

• mabuk agak-agak
• mabuk andan
• mabuk asmara
• mabuk bunga raya
• mabuk bunga selasih
• mabuk darah
• mabuk gunung
• mabuk hamil
• mabuk kecubung
• mabuk kepayang
• mabuk laut
• mabuk tahi telinga
• mabuk udara

 

Proverbs

• mabuk di enggang lalu
• seperti orang mabuk gadung

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: mabuk

Further reading

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