salaka

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See also: sāļāka, sāļākā, sałaka, and sałaką

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay salak.

Pronunciation

Noun

salaka m inan

  1. salak (fruit)

Malagasy

Noun

salaka

  1. loincloth

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Sanskrit शलाका (śalākā, “name of a coin”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

salaka

  1. silver
    Synonyms: pirak, rajata

Descendants

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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salaka sense 1
salaki sense 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay salak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈla.ka/
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: sa‧la‧ka

Noun

salaka f

  2. salak, salak palm (Salacca zalacca)
    Synonym: oszplina
  4. salak, snake fruit (fruit of Salacca zalacca)

Declension

Declension of salaka
singular plural
nominative salaka salaki
genitive salaki salak
dative salace salakom
accusative salakę salaki
instrumental salaką salakami
locative salace salakach
vocative salako salaki

Further reading

  • salaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sahu

Etymology

From Ternate salaka, from Javanese selaka, from Old Javanese salaka.

Pronunciation

Noun

salaka

  1. silver

References

  • Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill (as saláka)

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay salak.

Pronunciation

Noun

salaka f or ?

  1. salak (fruit)

Further reading

  • “salaka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Ternate

Etymology

From Javanese selaka, from Old Javanese salaka.

Pronunciation

Noun

salaka

  1. silver

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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