lebak

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-bak, from Proto-Austronesian *-bak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləbaʔ/
• Rhymes: -əbaʔ, -baʔ, -aʔ

Noun

lebak (Jawi spelling لبق, plural lebak-lebak, informal 1st possessive lebakku, 2nd possessive lebakmu, 3rd possessive lebaknya)

1. thud (the sound of a dull impact)

Synonyms

• debak / دبق

Further reading

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