suak

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch zwak (“weak”), from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Cognate of Indonesian soak.

Noun

suak

1. weak

References

• D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998), Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Manado Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch zwak (“weak”), from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Cognate of Indonesian soak.

Noun

suak

1. weak

References

• Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sulawesi Utara (2021), Kamus Dwibahasa Melayu Manado-Indonesia (in Indonesian), Manado: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sulawesi Utara

Ternate

Etymology

From Indonesian soak, from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Cognate of Indonesian soak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [su.ˈak]

Verb

suak

1. (stative) to be sickly and weak

Conjugation

Conjugation of suak

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tosuak	fosuak	misuak
2nd person		nosuak	nisuak
3rd person	masculine	osuak	isuak yosuak (archaic)
	feminine	mosuak
	neuter	isuak

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh