puak

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Balinese

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Romanization

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puak

  1. Romanization of ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay puak,

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpuak̚]
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ak

Noun

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puak (first-person possessive puakku, second-person possessive puakmu, third-person possessive puaknya)

  1. group.
    Synonyms: golongan, kelompok
  2. political party.
    Synonym: partai
  3. clan.
    Synonyms: kaum, klan

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Thai พวก (pûuak, group, party).

Noun

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puak (Jawi spelling ڤواق, plural puak-puak, informal 1st possessive puakku, 2nd possessive puakmu, 3rd possessive puaknya)

  1. tribe, clan
  2. faction

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: puak
  • Balinese: ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄ (puak)

Further reading

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