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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay dedak (“bran”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkdək (“pulverize, crush by pounding”). Compare Kapampangan darak and Javanese ꦝꦼꦝꦏ꧀ (dhedhak). Doublet of dikdik.
Pronunciation
Noun
darák (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇᜃ᜔)
- bran; rice bran (usually powdered or pulverized)
- Synonym: pinagkiskisan
Derived terms
Further reading
- “darak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dekdek₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
- Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 116
Turkmen
Etymology
Cognate with Azerbaijani daraq
Pronunciation
Noun
darak (definite accusative daragy, plural daraklar)
- comb
Declension
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