amuk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay amuk, from Classical Malay اموق (amuk), from Proto-Malayic *amuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hamuk (compare Tagalog hamok, compare Malay hamok, Maori amo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamʊk̚/
• Hyphenation: amuk

Verb

amuk

1. to run amok

Conjugation

Conjugation of amuk (meng-, transitive)
Root	amuk
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Jussive
Active	mengamuk		diamuk	amuk	amuklah
Locative			diamuki
Causative / Applicative1
	Causative
Active
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

The form mengamuk is a reflexive, so it means either "to self-involve in a rage" or "to self-run amok".

Derived terms

• amukan
• beramuk
• beramuk-amuk
• beramuk-amukan
• mengamuk
• mengamukkan
• pengamuk
• pengamukan

 

Further reading

• “amuk” 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.

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *amuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hamuk. Cognate with Tagalog hamok and Maori amo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amuk/
• Rhymes: -amuk, -muk, -uk
• IPA^(key): [ämʊʔ, -moʔ, -mo̞ʔ]

Verb

amuk (Jawi spelling اموق)

1. to run amok

Derived terms

• beramuk
• beramuk-amuk
• diamukkan
• mengamuk
• mengamukkan
• pengamuk
• pengamukan

 

Descendants

• → Dutch: amok
  • → Danish: amok (or through English amok)
• Indonesian: amuk
• → Portuguese: amouco
  • → English: amok

Further reading

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