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tuak

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Iban

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *tuak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuak (palm wine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtuaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ak

Noun

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tuak

  1. rice wine (a traditional alcoholic beverage made from glutinous rice that is fermented with yeast, alcoholic and inebriating.)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay tuak, from Proto-Malayic *tuak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuak (palm wine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtuak̚]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ak

Noun

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tuak (first-person possessive tuakku, second-person possessive tuakmu, third-person possessive tuaknya)

  1. palm wine, an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Iranun

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Noun

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tuak

  1. stair (series of steps)

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *tuak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuak (palm wine).

Noun

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tuak (informal 1st possessive tuakku, 2nd possessive tuakmu, 3rd possessive tuaknya)

  1. palm wine: an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms.

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: tuak
  • ? Javanese: tuak
  • Min Nan: 廚沃厨沃 (tû-ak)

Further reading

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