arak
See also: árak and arák
English
Etymology 1
From Arabic عَرَق (ʿaraq). Doublet of ara, raki, and rakija.
Alternative forms
- araq, arrack, rack
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈɹæk/, /ˈɛɹ.ɨk/
Noun
arak (usually uncountable, plural araks)
- A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East.
- Alternative spelling of arrack (an alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers in South Asia)
Translations
a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
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See also
Arak (distilled beverage) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Arabic أَرَاك (ʾarāk).
Noun
arak (usually uncountable, plural araks)
- A toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica).
- 1958-1994, Hamilton Gibb & CF Beckingham, in The Travels of Ibn Battutah, Folio Society 2012, p. 51:
- They use perfume freely, paint their eyes with kohl, and are constantly polishing their teeth with twigs of green arak-wood.
- 1958-1994, Hamilton Gibb & CF Beckingham, in The Travels of Ibn Battutah, Folio Society 2012, p. 51:
Anagrams
- Kara, kara, rak'a
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay arak, from Arabic عَرَق (ʿaraq) (cf. Tagalog alak, Chamorro arak and Ilocano arak).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧rak
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɾak/
Audio (BCL) (file)
Noun
arak
- wine, liquor, alcoholic beverage
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧rak
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɾak/, [ˈʔa.ɾ̪ʌk]
Noun
arak
- the Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens)
Chamorro
Etymology
From Malay arak, from Arabic عَرَق (ʿaraq).
Noun
arak
- distilled liquor made from fermented coconut milk
Galo
Noun
arak
- cliff
Ilocano
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Malay arak, from Arabic عَرَق (ʿaraq).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: á‧rak
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɾak/
Noun
árak
- wine; liquor; alcoholic beverage
- alcohol
- Synonym: alkohol
Derived terms
- agarak
- araken
- inarak
- pagaraken
See also
- basi
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aʀak (“to walk single-file”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧rák
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈɾak/, [ʔɐˈɾak]
Noun
arák
- gathering; congregation; assembly
Derived terms
- agarak
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.rak/
Etymology 1
From Malay arak, from Classical Malay ارق (arak), from Arabic عَرَق (ʿaraq).
Noun
arak (plural arak-arak, first-person possessive arakku, second-person possessive arakmu, third-person possessive araknya)
- arrack; an alcoholic beverage usually made from fermenting rice; rice wine
Synonyms
- tuak
Derived terms
- pengarakan
- arak jawa
- arak obat
Etymology 2
From Malay arak, from Classical Malay ارق (arak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aʀak (“to walk single-file”).
Verb
arak
- to (casually) walk or move past
- ...pengantin wanita dan pengantin laki-laki... di arak atau pawai di sekitar kampung.[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of arak (meng-, ber-, intransitive) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | arak | ||||
| Active | Involuntary | Passive | Imperative | Jussive | |
| Active | mengarak, berarak | terarak | diarak | arak | araklah |
| Locative | mengaraki | – | diaraki | araki | arakilah |
| Causative / Applicative1 | mengarakkan, berarakkan | terarakkan | diarakkan | arakkan | arakkanlah |
| Causative | |||||
| Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
| Causative / Applicative1 | – | – | diperarakkan | – | – |
| 1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. | |||||
Derived terms
- arakan
- arak-arakan
- berarak
- berarakan
- berarak-arakan
- mengarak
- pengarak
- perarakan
References
- Ayu Rizkia (2020), “Adat Melayu Malam Bainai di Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu "Peranap" ["Malam Bainai" Malay Tradition in Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu "Peranap"]”, in Mengabadikan Riau: Buku I: Antologi Esai Kebudayaan [Preserving Riau: Book 1: Cultural Essay Anthology], Magelang: Pustaka Rumah Cinta, →ISBN
Further reading
- “arak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عَرَق (ʿaraq).
Noun
arak (Jawi spelling ارق, informal 1st possessive arakku, 2nd possessive arakmu, 3rd possessive araknya)
- liquor, spirits, alcoholic beverage
- Synonym: minuman keras
- beer
- Synonym: bir
- rice wine
- Synonym: tuak
Descendants
- Indonesian: arak
- → Bikol Central: arak
- → Chamorro: arak
- → Ilocano: arak
- → Limos Kalinga: alak
- → Tagalog: alak
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aʀak (“walk single-file; be positioned one behind the other”).
Verb
arak (Jawi spelling ارق)
- to walk in procession
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pengarak [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pengarakan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- arakan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- arak-arakan [reduplication + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + -an)
- perarakan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
- mengarak [agent focus] (meN-)
- diarak [patient focus] (di-)
- berarak [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- berarak-arakan [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)
Descendants
- Indonesian: arak
Further reading
- “arak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Etymology
From Arabic عَرَق (ʿaraq).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.rak/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -arak
- Syllabification: a‧rak
Noun
arak m inan
- arak (a clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East)
Declension
Usually in the singular.
Declension of arak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | arak | araki |
| genitive | araku | araków |
| dative | arakowi | arakom |
| accusative | arak | araki |
| instrumental | arakiem | arakami |
| locative | araku | arakach |
| vocative | araku | araki |
Derived terms
adjective
- arakowy
Further reading
- arak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- arak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
arak m (plural araks)
- Alternative form of áraque
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
arak m (Cyrillic spelling арак)
- double sheet
Taivoan
Noun
arak
- son
Tangam
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lak. Cognates include Burmese လက် (lak) and Tibetan ལག (lag).
Noun
arak
- (anatomy) hand, arm
References
- Mark W. Post (2017) The Tangam Language: Grammar, Lexicon and Texts, →ISBN
Yogad
Noun
arák
- (anatomy) throat