waduk

Balinese

Etymology

Cognate of Indonesian waduk, Javanese ꦮꦝꦸꦏ꧀ (wadhuk).

Noun

waduk (Balinese script ᬯᬤᬸᬓ᭄) (alus)

1. stomach

Proper noun

waduk (Balinese script ᬯᬤᬸᬓ᭄) (alus)

1. a statue with a large stomach at Pura Sarim Buana, connected with the rains

   Synonym: waduk bererong

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦝꦸꦏ꧀ (wadhuk).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwaduk/ [ˈwa.dʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -aduk
• Syllabification: wa‧duk

Noun

waduk (plural waduk-waduk)

1. reservoir (a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply)

   Synonyms: kolam, reservoir

   Synonym: takungan (Malay)

2. water tower

   Synonym: menara air

Further reading

• “waduk”, 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