tuak

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tuak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuak (“palm wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtuaʔ]
• Hyphenation: tu‧ak

Noun

tuak

1. rice wine (a traditional alcoholic beverage made from glutinous rice that is fermented with yeast, alcoholic and inebriating.)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tuak, from Proto-Malayic *tuak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuak (“palm wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtuak̚]
• Hyphenation: tu‧ak

Noun

tuak (first-person possessive tuakku, second-person possessive tuakmu, third-person possessive tuaknya)

1. palm wine, an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms.

Derived terms

• tuak keras
• tuak manis

 

Further reading

• “tuak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Iranun

Noun

tuak

1. stair (series of steps)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tuak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuak (“palm wine”).

Noun

tuak (informal 1st possessive tuakku, 2nd possessive tuakmu, 3rd possessive tuaknya)

1. palm wine: an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms.

Descendants

• Indonesian: tuak
• →? Javanese: tuak
• → Min Nan: 廚沃／厨沃 (tû-ak)

Further reading

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