parak
Banjarese
Etymology
Compare Banjarese parak (“close”), Tenggarong Kutai Malay parak (“close”), Kota Bangun Kutai Malay parak (“close”).
Adjective
parak
- close
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.raʔ/
- Rhymes: -raʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
- Hyphenation: pa‧rak
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay parak, from Arabic فَرْق (farq). Semantic loan from Gayo [Term?] for the sense of exile.
Noun
parak (plural parak-parak, first-person possessive parakku, second-person possessive parakmu, third-person possessive paraknya)
- separation
- Synonym: perpisahan
- different
- Synonym: beda
- space (between male and women)
- exile (social punishment in Gayo)
- Synonym: pengasingan
Derived terms
- berparak
- memarakkan
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Minangkabau parak, palak, polak, porak, poghak (“garden; orchard”).
Noun
parak (plural parak-parak, first-person possessive parakku, second-person possessive parakmu, third-person possessive paraknya)
- garden
- Synonym: kebun
- field
- Synonym: ladang
Etymology 3
Compare Banjarese parak (“close”), Tenggarong Kutai Malay parak (“close”), Kota Bangun Kutai Malay parak (“close”), Javanese ꦥꦼꦫꦏ꧀, ꦥꦼꦉꦏ꧀ (perak, perek, “near, close”). Ultimately from Old Javanese prĕk, *prak (“pressed close”).
Adjective
parak
- close
- Synonyms: dekat, hampir
Further reading
- “parak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kota Bangun Kutai Malay
Etymology
Compare Banjarese parak (“close”), Tenggarong Kutai Malay parak (“close”), Kota Bangun Kutai Malay parak (“close”).
Adjective
parak
- close
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- parat – slang: police officer
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧rak
- IPA(key): /paˈɾak/, [pɐˈɾak]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Cebuano parak (“fat and round person; police officer”).
Noun
parák
- (slang) police officer; cop; pig
- Synonyms: (slang) alat, (slang) lespu, pulis
Adjective
parák
- meaningless; senseless
References
- Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
- “parak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Tenggarong Kutai Malay
Etymology
Compare Banjarese parak (“close”), Tenggarong Kutai Malay parak (“close”), Kota Bangun Kutai Malay parak (“close”).
Adjective
parak
- close