uak

See also: UAK

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *uak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwak/ [ˈwäk]
  • IPA(key): /ʊˈak/ [ʊˈäk]

Noun

uak

  1. crow (bird)

Kokborok

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *bwak, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak. Cognate with Garo wak (“pig”).

Noun

uak

  1. pig

References

  • Debbarma, Binoy (2001), “uar”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary‎[1], Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 138

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [u.(w)aʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Hyphenation: u‧ak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak. Cognate to Manggarai uak.[1]

Noun

uak (Jawi spelling اووق, plural uak-uak or uak2)

  1. (onomatopoeia) Sound of a cow, buffalo, frog and so on.
Derived terms
Affixations
  • menguak

Etymology 2

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Noun

uak (Jawi spelling اووق, plural uak-uak or uak2)

  1. (onomatopoeia) Alternative form of wak.

References

  1. ^ “uak”, in Kamus Etimologi Bahasa Melayu Dewan [The Institute Etymological Dictionary of the Malay Language] (in Malay), 1st edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2024, →ISBN, page 828

Further reading

  • "uak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
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