debak

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəbak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-bak, from Proto-Austronesian *-bak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəbaʔ/
• Rhymes: -əbaʔ, -baʔ, -aʔ

Noun

debak (Jawi spelling دبق, plural debak-debak, informal 1st possessive debakku, 2nd possessive debakmu, 3rd possessive debaknya)

1. thud (the sound of a dull impact)

Synonyms

• lebak / لبق

Further reading

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