jarak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒarak/ [ˈd͡ʒa.rak̚]
    • Rhymes: -arak
  • IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaraʔ/ [ˈd͡ʒa.raʔ]
    • Rhymes: -araʔ
• Syllabification: ja‧rak

Etymology 1

From Malay jarak.

Noun

jarak (plural jarak-jarak)

1. distance
2. range, span
3. gap, space, spacing, interval, pitch
4. (rare) radius

   Synonyms: jari-jari, radius

Derived terms

• berjarak
• keberjarakan
• menjarak
• menjaraki
• menjarakkan
• terjarak

• jarak aman
• jarak apsidal
• jarak bebas purata
• jarak dekat
• jarak estetik
• jarak estetik panggung
• jarak fokus
• jarak geostrofik
• jarak ikatan
• jarak jauh
• jarak pandang
• jarak pumpun
• jarak purata planet
• jarak sosial
• jarak tembak
• jarak tempuh
• jarak tik
• jarak waktu
• jarak zenit

Etymology 2

From Malay jarak.

Noun

jarak (plural jarak-jarak)

1. castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)

   Synonym: dulang

2. castor bean

   Synonym: biji jarak

3. castor oil

   Synonym: minyak jarak

Hyponyms

• jarak bali
• jarak belanda
• jarak cina
• jarak kepyar
• jarak merah
• jarak pagar
• jarak pohon
• jarak wulung

Further reading

• “jarak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒarak/ [ˈd͡ʒa.raʔ]

Noun

jarak (Jawi spelling جارق, plural jarak-jarak or jarak²)

1. distance

Descendants

• Indonesian: jarak

Further reading

• "jarak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "jarak" at PRPM first version)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یاراق (yarak, “weapon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jǎrak/
• Hyphenation: ja‧rak

Noun

jàrak m inan (Cyrillic spelling ја̀рак)

1. (regional) weapon for self-defense or hand-to-hand combat

Declension

Declension of jarak

	singular	plural
nominative	jarak	jaraci
genitive	jarka	jaraka
dative	jarku	jaracima
accusative	jarak	jarake
vocative	jarče	jaraci
locative	jarku	jaracima
instrumental	jarkom	jaracima

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آرق (ark, “canal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jǎːrak/
• Hyphenation: ja‧rak

Noun

járak m inan (Cyrillic spelling ја́рак)

1. gully, channel
2. ditch, trench, dike, canal

Declension

Declension of jarak

	singular	plural
nominative	járak	járci
genitive	járka	jȃrākā
dative	jarku	jarcima
accusative	jarak	jarke
vocative	jarče	jarci
locative	jarku	jarcima
instrumental	jarkom	jarcima

Swedish

Noun

jarak c

1. (slang) a penis

Declension

Declension of jarak

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	jarak	jaraks
	definite	jaraken	jarakens
plural	indefinite	jaraker	jarakers
	definite	jarakerna	jarakernas

References

• Slangopedia