landak

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *landak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *landak.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lan‧dak

Noun

landak

1. the Philippine porcupine (Hystrix pumila)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay landak, from Proto-Malayic *landak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *landak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlan.daʔ/
• Rhymes: -daʔ
• Hyphenation: lan‧dak

Noun

landak

1. porcupine (any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised)
2. (by extension) hedgehog
   1. A small mammal, of the family Erinaceidae or subfamily Erinaceinae (spiny hedgehogs, the latter characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked.)

      Synonyms: landak susu, landak mini

   2. Any of several spiny mammals that are similar to hedgehog.

Compound terms

• landak laut
• landak mini
• landak semut
• landak susu

References

• “landak” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *landak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *landak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlandak/ [ˈlan.daʔ]
• Rhymes: -andaʔ, -daʔ, -aʔ

Noun

landak (Jawi spelling لندق, plural landak-landak, informal 1st possessive landakku, 2nd possessive landakmu, 3rd possessive landaknya)

1. porcupine (large rodent)

Descendants

• Indonesian: landak

Further reading

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

Sundanese

Romanization

landak

1. Romanization of ᮜᮔ᮪ᮓᮊ᮪

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lanˈdak/ [lɐn̪ˈd̪ak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: lan‧dak

Etymology 1

Noun

landák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

1. heavy and fat raindrops; heavy rain

   Tiyak na babaha kapag hindi tumigil ang landak.

   It will surely flood if the rain did not stop.

2. muddiness of the basement of houses on silts, due to rain, or many people

Alternative forms

• landac, lanrac — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• lanrak — obsolete

See also

• patak

Adjective

landák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

1. (obsolete) muddy due to rain, or many people [18th–19th c.]

   Synonym: maputik

   Landak ang silong ng bahay mo.

   The basement of your house is muddy.

Derived terms

• ikalandak
• lumandak
• nakalandak

See also

• latiti

Etymology 2

Noun

landák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔) (obsolete)

1. standing on end from fear (of hair)

Related terms

• ipanalandak
• manalandak
• panalandakan

See also

• kalandak
• kalisag
• kilabot
• kulag
• nali
• ngalandak
• panalandak
• panali
• talandak

Further reading

• “landak”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “landak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 605
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 244: “Deſpeluçarſe) Landac [(pc)] los cabellos de miedo”
  • page 306: “Eſpeluçarſe) Landac (pc) de miedo los cabellos”
  • page 400: “Llouer) Landac (pc) acantaros que decimos”