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samak.

tanning

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsamak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsa.mak̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. tanning

    uncountable

  2. tannin

    uncountable

  3. true sago palm (Metroxylon sagu)

    Riau · countable

  4. kite string material

    countable

  5. cover, protection

    countable · uncountable

  6. powdered glass (for coating kite strings)

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay samak, from Proto-Malayic *samak, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samak (“Macaranga tanarius”).

adj/ˈsamak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsa.mak̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. anxious

  2. troubled

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Minangkabau samak.

verb/ˈsamak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsa.mak̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to color the net to make it stiff

    dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay samak, from Proto-Malayic *samak, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samak (“Macaranga tanarius”).

noun/ˈsamak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsa.mak̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. a mat made from pandanus leaves

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese samak or Sundanese samak.

noun/ˈsamak/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsa.mak̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. hear

Where this word comes from

Derived from Arabic سَمْع (samʕ, “hearing, sense of hearing; audition; ear”).

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