amuk

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Indonesian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈamʊk̚/
  • Hyphenation: amuk

Verb

amuk

  1. to run amok
  2. to rage

Conjugation

Conjugation of amuk (meng-, transitive)
Root amuk
Active Involuntary / perfective Passive Imperative 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".

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *amuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hamuk. Cognate with Tagalog hamok and Maori amo.

Pronunciation

Verb

amuk (Jawi spelling اموق)

  1. to run amok
  2. to rage

Derived terms

Descendants

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