puak

puak

Balinese

Alternative forms

Native scripts
Balinese script	ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄
Romanization	puak (standard), poeak (obsolete Dutch colonial spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊ.ˈʌk̚]
• Hyphenation: pu‧ak

Noun

puak

1. cluster

Derived terms

• kapuak
• kapuakan
• mapuak (“clustered”)
• puaka
• puakan
• puakang
• puakanga

 

Further reading

• “puak” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay puak,

• from Thai พวก (pûuak, “group, party”), from Angkorian Old Khmer vvak, vvāk, vok, bok (“to come together; to assemble; to congregate; group; company; gathering; assemblage”) (Modern Khmer ពួក (puək)), which is from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vok (“ibid.”).
• from Chinese Hokkien 般 (poaⁿ, “class”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpuak̚]
• Hyphenation: pu‧ak

Noun

puak (first-person possessive puakku, second-person possessive puakmu, third-person possessive puaknya)

1. group.

   Synonyms: golongan, kelompok

2. political party.

   Synonym: partai

3. clan.

   Synonyms: kaum, klan

Derived terms

• berpuak-puak

 

Further reading

• “puak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From Thai พวก (pûuak, “group, party”), from Angkorian Old Khmer vvak, vvāk, vok, bok (“to come together; to assemble; to congregate; group; company; gathering; assemblage”) (Modern Khmer ពួក (puək)), which is from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vok (“ibid.”).

Noun

puak (Jawi spelling ڤواق‎, plural puak-puak, informal 1st possessive puakku, 2nd possessive puakmu, 3rd possessive puaknya)

1. tribe, clan
2. faction

Descendants

• → Indonesian: puak

Further reading

• “puak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.