tuak
Iban edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *tuak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuak (“palm wine”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tuak
- rice wine (a traditional alcoholic beverage made from glutinous rice that is fermented with yeast, alcoholic and inebriating.)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay tuak, from Proto-Malayic *tuak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuak (“palm wine”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tuak (first-person possessive tuakku, second-person possessive tuakmu, third-person possessive tuaknya)
- palm wine, an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tuak” 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.
Iranun edit
Noun edit
tuak
- stair (series of steps)
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *tuak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuak (“palm wine”).
Noun edit
tuak (informal 1st possessive tuakku, 2nd possessive tuakmu, 3rd possessive tuaknya)
- palm wine: an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “tuak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.