wabak

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic وَبَاء (wabāʔ).

Noun

wabak (Jawi spelling وابق, plural wabak-wabak, informal 1st possessive wabakku, 2nd possessive wabakmu, 3rd possessive wabaknya)

1. epidemic

   Synonym: epidemik

Alternative forms

• wabah (Indonesia)

Further reading

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