From Malay amuk, from Classical Malay اموق (amuk), from Proto-Malayic *amuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hamuk (compare Tagalog hamok, compare Malay hamok, Maori amo.
amuk
Conjugation of amuk (meng-, transitive) | |||||
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Root | amuk | ||||
Active | Involuntary | Passive | Basic / Imperative |
Emphatic / Jussive | |
Active | mengamuk | diamuk | amuk | amuklah | |
Locative | diamuki | ||||
Causative / Applicative1 | |||||
Causative | |||||
Locative | |||||
Causative / Applicative1 | |||||
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. |
The form mengamuk is a reflexive, so it means either "to self-involve in a rage" or "to self-run amok".
From Proto-Malayic *amuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hamuk. Cognate with Tagalog hamok and Maori amo.
amuk (Jawi spelling اموق)