puak

Balinese

Alternative forms

• poeak (chiefly pre-1947)

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay puak (“tribe, clan; faction”), from Thai พวก (pûuak, “group, party”), from Angkorian Old Khmer vvak, vvāk, vok, bok (“to come together; to assemble; to congregate; group; company; gathering; assemblage”) (Modern Khmer ពួក (puək)), which is from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vok (“ibid.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puak/
• Hyphenation: pu‧ak

Noun

puak (Balinese script ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄)

1. cluster

Derived terms

• kapuak
• kapuakan
• mapuak (“clustered”)
• puaka
• puakan
• puakang
• puakanga

Further reading

• “puak”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay puak,

• from Thai พวก (pûuak, “group, party”).
• from Chinese Hokkien 般 (poaⁿ, “class”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Compare Tagalog kapuwa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpuak/ [ˈpu.ak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pu‧ak

Noun

puak (plural puak-puak)

1. group

   Synonyms: golongan, kelompok

2. political party

   Synonym: partai

3. clan

   Synonyms: kaum, klan

Derived terms

• berpuak-puak

Further reading

• “puak”, 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

From Thai พวก (pûuak, “group, party”).

Noun

puak (Jawi spelling ڤواق, plural puak-puak or puak²)

1. tribe, clan
2. faction

Descendants

• Indonesian: puak
• → Balinese: ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄ (puak)

Further reading

• "puak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *puak.

Verb

puak (stem II puah)

1. to explode, pop, burst

Derived terms

• hâlpuak

Further reading

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “puak”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society