muluk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay muluk, from Arabic مُلْك (mulk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmu.lʊʔ/
• Rhymes: -lʊʔ
• Hyphenation: mu‧luk

Noun

muluk (plural muluk-muluk, first-person possessive mulukku, second-person possessive mulukmu, third-person possessive muluknya)

1. king

   Synonyms: malik, raja

Adjective

muluk

1. high
   1. tall: very elevated; extending or being far above a base.

      Synonym: tinggi

   2. lofty, arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud

      Synonym: sombong

   3. acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).

      Synonym: tinggi

Derived terms

• bermuluk-muluk
• muluk-muluk

 

Related terms

• malaikat
• malik
• milik

 

Further reading

• “muluk” 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.