warak
Balinese edit
Romanization edit
warak
- Romanization of ᬯᬭᬓ᭄
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Malay warak (“pious, religious”), from Arabic وَرَع (waraʕ).
Adjective edit
warak
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦫꦏ꧀ (warak, “rhinoceros”) (and Balinese ᬯᬭᬓ᭄ (warak, “rhinoceros”)), from Old Javanese warak (“rhinoceros”), probably from Proto-Austroasiatic (compare to Proto-Bahnaric *-rok (“cow, ox”) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruuk (“ox”)). Doublet of badak.
Noun edit
warak (plural warak-warak, first-person possessive warakku, second-person possessive warakmu, third-person possessive waraknya)
- rhinoceros
- Synonym: badak
Further reading edit
- “warak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
warak
- Romanization of ꦮꦫꦏ꧀
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
warak (Jawi spelling ورع)
Further reading edit
- “warak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Proto-Austroasiatic (compare to Proto-Bahnaric *-rok (“cow, ox”) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruuk (“ox”)). Doublet of wadak (“wild buffalo”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
warak
Related terms edit
- wadak (“wild buffalo”)