Borrowed from Malay arak, from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq) (cf. Bikol Central arak, Chamorro arak and Ilocano arak).
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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lak. Cognate with Tibetan ལག (lag, “hand, arm”), Burmese လက် (lak) and Nuosu ꇇ (lot, “hand”).
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Unknown. Possibly from to áll (“to stand”) + -k (diminutive suffix).
alak (plural alakok)
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | alak | alakok |
accusative | alakot | alakokat |
dative | alaknak | alakoknak |
instrumental | alakkal | alakokkal |
causal-final | alakért | alakokért |
translative | alakká | alakokká |
terminative | alakig | alakokig |
essive-formal | alakként | alakokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | alakban | alakokban |
superessive | alakon | alakokon |
adessive | alaknál | alakoknál |
illative | alakba | alakokba |
sublative | alakra | alakokra |
allative | alakhoz | alakokhoz |
elative | alakból | alakokból |
delative | alakról | alakokról |
ablative | alaktól | alakoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
alaké | alakoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
alakéi | alakokéi |
Possessive forms of alak | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | alakom | alakjaim |
2nd person sing. | alakod | alakjaid |
3rd person sing. | alakja | alakjai |
1st person plural | alakunk | alakjaink |
2nd person plural | alakotok | alakjaitok |
3rd person plural | alakjuk | alakjaik |
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Borrowed from Malay arak (“liquor”), from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arak”). Compare Bikol Central arak, Chamorro arak, and Ilocano arak.
alak (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜃ᜔)