peluk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay peluk, from Proto-Malayic *pəluk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəluk (“bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈluk/
  • Hyphenation: pê‧luk

Verb

peluk (reciprocal berpelukan, active memeluk, passive dipeluk, accidental terpeluk)

  1. (transitive) to hug
  2. (transitive) to embrace

Derived terms

  • pelukan
  • pemelukan
  • sepemeluk
  • sepemelukan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pəluk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəluk (“bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəluk/
  • Rhymes: -əluk, -luk, -uk
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [pəˈlʊʔ, -loʔ, -lo̞ʔ]

Verb

peluk (Jawi spelling ڤلوق)

  1. to hug; to embrace
    Bahaya memeluk orang yang dijangkiti dengan penyakit ebola.
    It is dangerous to hug someone who's been infected with ebola.
  2. to convert (to another religion); to change one's religion
    David telah memeluk agama Islam.
    David has converted to Islam.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pemeluk [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • pelukan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • memeluk [agent focus] (meN-)
  • dipeluk [patient focus] (di-)
  • berpeluk [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: peluk
  • ⇒ North Moluccan Malay: polo

Further reading

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