landak

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *landak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *landak.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lan‧dak

Noun

landak

  1. the Philippine porcupine (Hystrix pumila)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay landak, from Proto-Malayic *landak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *landak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlan.daʔ/
  • Rhymes: -daʔ
  • Hyphenation: lan‧dak

Noun

landak

  1. porcupine (any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised)
  2. (by extension) hedgehog
    1. a small mammal, of the family Erinaceidae or subfamily Erinaceinae (spiny hedgehogs, the latter characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked.)
      Synonyms: landak susu, landak mini
    2. any of several spiny mammals that are similar to hedgehog

Compound terms

References

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *landak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *landak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlandak/ [ˈlan.daʔ]
  • Rhymes: -andaʔ, -daʔ, -aʔ

Noun

landak (Jawi spelling لندق, plural landak-landak)

  1. porcupine (large rodent)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: landak

Further reading

Sundanese

Noun

landak (Sundanese script ᮜᮔ᮪ᮓᮊ᮪)

  1. hedgehog

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lanˈdak/ [lɐn̪ˈd̪ak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: lan‧dak

Etymology 1

Noun

landák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

  1. heavy and fat raindrops; heavy rain
    Tiyak na babaha kapag hindi tumigil ang landak.
    It will surely flood if the rain did not stop.
  2. muddiness of the basement of houses on silts, due to rain, or many people
Alternative forms
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Adjective

landák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) muddy due to rain, or many people [18th–19th c.]
    Synonym: maputik
    Landak ang silong ng bahay mo.
    The basement of your house is muddy.
Derived terms
  • ikalandak
  • lumandak
  • nakalandak
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Etymology 2

Noun

landák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. standing on end from fear (of hair)
  • ipanalandak
  • manalandak
  • panalandakan

See also

Further reading