samak

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Malay

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samak, Macaranga tanarius. Tanning sense comes from the tannins produced in its bark for such activities.

Pronunciation

Noun

samak (Jawi spelling سامق, plural samak-samak, informal 1st possessive samakku, 2nd possessive samakmu, 3rd possessive samaknya)

  1. Several trees presently or formerly known under the genus Eugenia or not with similar tannin properties
    samak ubar: Eugenia palembanica
    samak pulut: Eugenia caudata
  2. tanning

Verb

samak (Jawi spelling سامق)

  1. to tan leather

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “samak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 374

Further reading

Mizo

Etymology

Compound of sa (animal) +‎ mak (strange)

Noun

samak

  1. rhinoceros