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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مالاق (malak, “buffalo calf”), from Proto-Turkic *balak (“baby animal”).
Noun
malak (definite accusative malağı, plural malaklar)
- baby of water buffalo
- baby of bear
Declension
References
- “malak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Wayana
Etymology
Compare Kari'na maraka, Ye'kwana madaka.
Noun
malak
- maraca, a magical rattle obtained after initiation into shamanism[1]
References
- ^ Karin Boven (1996) “Sukutumulu. Initiatieproeven bij de Wayana [Sukutumulu. Initiation trials among the Wayana]”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis (in Dutch), number 1, Stichting Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, pages 19-28