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lebak.

calm sea water

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlebak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈle.bak̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. calm sea water

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mentawai [Term?].

noun/ləˈbak/Standard-Indonesian[ləˈbak̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. valley

  2. the low part of the land between the ranah (“field”) or between the ranah (“field”) and the talang (“gutter”).

  3. a place of stagnant water and deep mud in it

  4. flat area of plantation land

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbak (“ravine, glen, valley”).

noun/ləˈbak/Standard-Indonesian[ləˈbak̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. smack, thud

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic. Inherited from Malay lebak.

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