suak

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch zwak (“weak”), from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Cognate of Indonesian soak.

Noun

suak

  1. weak

References

  • D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998), Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Manado Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch zwak (“weak”), from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Cognate of Indonesian soak.

Noun

suak

  1. weak

References

  • Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sulawesi Utara (2021), Kamus Dwibahasa Melayu Manado-Indonesia (in Indonesian), Manado: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sulawesi Utara

Ternate

Etymology

From Indonesian soak, from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Cognate of Indonesian soak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [su.ˈak]

Verb

suak

  1. (stative) to be sickly and weak

Conjugation

Conjugation of suak
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tosuak fosuak misuak
2nd person nosuak nisuak
3rd
person 		masculine osuak isuak
yosuak (archaic)
feminine mosuak
neuter isuak

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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