puak

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word puak. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word puak, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say puak in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word puak you have here. The definition of the word puak will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpuak, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Balinese

Romanization

puak

  1. Romanization of ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay puak,

  • from Thai พวก (pûuak, “group, party”).
  • from Chinese Hokkien 般 (poaⁿ, “class”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ak

Noun

puak (first-person possessive puakku, second-person possessive puakmu, third-person possessive puaknya)

  1. group.
    Synonyms: golongan, kelompok
  2. political party.
    Synonym: partai
  3. clan.
    Synonyms: kaum, klan

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Thai พวก (pûuak, “group, party”).

Noun

puak (Jawi spelling ڤواق, plural puak-puak, informal 1st possessive puakku, 2nd possessive puakmu, 3rd possessive puaknya)

  1. tribe, clan
  2. faction

Descendants

  • Indonesian: puak
  • → Balinese: ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄ (puak)

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia