duëk

Acehnese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duə̯ʔ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dukduk. Possibly a Doublet of dudôk.

Verb

duëk

1. to sit

   Pat nyang taduëk bèk tabeudöh-beudöh.

   At the place where you sit, please don’t stand on it.

2. to live; to inhabit

   Pat gampông jiduëk?

   From which village does he live in?

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

duëk

1. steep, slightly steep

   Bubông rumoh nyan duëk that.

   That house’s roof is very steep.