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luah.

nausea (a feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈluah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlu.ah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. nausea (a feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit)

    rare
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay luah, from Proto-Malayic *luah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (compare Fijian lua, Malagasy lua, Māori ruaki).

noun/ˈluah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlu.ah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. the volume of liquid flowing through a surface per unit time

  2. discharge

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese lwah (“river”) (compare to Javanese ꦭꦺꦴꦃ (loh) and Balinese luah).

adj/ˈluah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlu.ah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. expressionistic

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay luah, from Proto-Malayic *luah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (compare Fijian lua, Malagasy lua, Māori ruaki).

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