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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay teriak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iak (“to cry out”) with prefix ter-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təˈri.aʔ/
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Hyphenation: tê‧ri‧ak
Noun
têriak
- scream
- Synonyms: teriakan, jerit, jeritan
- a loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound
- a loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear
- shout (a loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort)
- Synonym: teriakan
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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin thēriaca. Doublet of driakiew.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.rjak/
- Rhymes: -ɛrjak
- Syllabification: te‧riak
Noun
teriak m inan
- (historical medicine) theriac (universal antidote against all poisons, particularly medicines considered to derive from a recipe of the Roman physician Andromachus and representing an improvement on mithridate)
- Synonym: (obsolete) driakiew
Declension
Further reading
- teriak in Polish dictionaries at PWN