pundak

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ڤوندق (pundak), from Javanese ꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦏ꧀ (pundhak), from Old Javanese puṇḍak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpundaʔ/ [ˈpun.daʔ]
• Rhymes: -undaʔ
• Syllabification: pun‧dak
• Hyphenation: pun‧dak

Noun

pundak (plural pundak-pundak)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

   Synonym: bahu

Further reading

• “pundak”, 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

West Makian

Etymology

Said by Voorhoeve to possible be from Taba [Term?]. Ultimately of Austronesian origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpun̪.d̪ak/

Noun

pundak

1. pandanus tree

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics