merak

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Indonesian

Noun

merak

  1. peafowl

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from an Austroasiatic language. Compare Mon မြာ် (pəràik, peacock), from Old Mon mrek (peacock), ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mraik (peacock). Compare also Old Javanese mrak.

Pronunciation

Noun

merak

  1. peacock

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Turkish merak.

Noun

mèrāk m (Cyrillic spelling мѐра̄к)

  1. Desire, yearning, and enjoyment thereof
  2. Enjoyment of the simple things in life

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مراق [1][2][3].

Noun

merak

  1. curiosity, solicitude
  2. worry

Derived terms

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