elak

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.lak/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [e̞.läʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ

Verb

elak (Jawi spelling ايلق)

  1. to avoid
    Synonyms: hindar, sisi

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish elaker, from e- (“always”) + *laker (from Old Norse lakr, cognate with English lack).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːˌlɑːk/, /ˈeːˌlak/
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Adjective

elak

  1. mean, cruel, malicious
    • 1982, Lustans Lakejer, “Diamanter [Diamonds]”, in Diamanter / Sång om syrsor [Diamonds / Song about crickets]‎[1]:
      Jag ska börja bli elak. Jag ska odla mitt hat. För om hatet är tillräckligt kallt, så ser man världen så klart. Och jag ska skapa intriger. Jag ska inte gå att lita på. För om dom vet att jag går bakom deras rygg, så känner dom sig så små.
      I'm going to [shall] start being mean. I'm going to cultivate my hatred. For if the hatred is cold enough, you see the world so clearly. And I will create intrigue [intrigues]. I will not be able to trust. For if they know that I go behind their backs [back], they feel so small.

Inflection

Inflection of elak
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular elak elakare elakast
neuter singular elakt elakare elakast
plural elaka elakare elakast
masculine plural2 elake elakare elakast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 elake elakare elakaste
all elaka elakare elakaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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