pundak

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ڤوندق (pundak), from Javanese ꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦏ꧀ (pundhak), from Old Javanese puṇḍak.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpundaʔ/ [ˈpun.daʔ]
  • Rhymes: -undaʔ
  • Syllabification: pun‧dak
  • Hyphenation: pun‧dak

Noun

pundak (plural pundak-pundak)

  1. (anatomy) shoulder
    Synonym: bahu

Further reading

West Makian

Etymology

Said by Voorhoeve to possible be from Taba [Term?]. Ultimately of Austronesian origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpun̪.d̪ak/

Noun

pundak

  1. pandanus tree

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics