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hak.

right: that which complies with justice, law or reason; a legal, just or moral entitlement

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhaʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈhaʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. right: that which complies with justice, law or reason; a legal, just or moral entitlement

    Kita harus menghormati hak orang lain.
  2. property, ownership, title, interest

  3. competence, competency

  4. degree, status

  5. duty, obligation

  6. truth

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay hak, from Classical Malay hak, from Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq, “truth”).

adj/ˈhaʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈhaʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. right, truly

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay hak, from Classical Malay hak, from Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq, “truth”).

noun/ˈhaʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈhaʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. buttonhook a hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button

  2. buttonhook a hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes

  3. a hook used in a hook-and-eye closure

  4. retractor: a surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch haak (“hook”), from Middle Dutch hāke, from Old Dutch *hako, from Proto-Germanic *hakô.

noun/ˈhaʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈhaʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. heel: the part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch hak (“heel of a shoe”), from Middle Dutch hacke, from Middle Low German hakke, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hak(k)-.

noun/ˈhaʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈhaʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a container made from sago fronds, used to hold sago juice

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kalabra [Term?].

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