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Indonesian
Noun
luwak (first-person possessive luwakku, second-person possessive luwakmu, third-person possessive luwaknya)
- alternative form of luak (“palm civet; toddy cat”)
Javanese
Romanization
luwak
- Romanization of ꦭꦸꦮꦏ꧀
Old Javanese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lu.wak/
- Rhymes: -wak
- Hyphenation: lu‧wak
Noun
luwak
- Asian palm civet, toddy cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).
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Further reading
- "luwak" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.