puak

• poeak (chiefly pre-1947)

Borrowed from Malay puak (“tribe, clan; faction”), 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.”).

• IPA^(key): /puak/
• Hyphenation: pu‧ak

puak (Balinese script ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄)

1. cluster

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

From Malay puak,

• from Thai พวก (pûuak, “group, party”).
• from Chinese Hokkien 般 (poaⁿ, “class”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Compare Tagalog kapuwa.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpuak/ [ˈpu.ak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pu‧ak

puak (plural puak-puak)

1. group

   Synonyms: golongan, kelompok

2. political party

   Synonym: partai

3. clan

   Synonyms: kaum, klan

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

From Thai พวก (pûuak, “group, party”).

puak (Jawi spelling ڤواق, plural puak-puak)

1. tribe, clan
2. faction

• Indonesian: puak
• → Balinese: ᬧᬸᬯᬓ᭄ (puak)

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