galak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lak/, [ɡalaʔ]

Adjective

galak

1. wild; savage; unruly
2. short-tempered; irritable

Derived terms

• bergalak
• kegalakan
• mempergalak
• menggalak
• menggalakkan
• penggalak
• penggalakan
• segalak
• segalak-galaknya
• tergalak

 

Further reading

“galak” 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.

Polish

Etymology

From goły +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.lak/

Noun

galak m inan

1. (Far Masovian) pine tree at a height suitable for a rafter

Further reading

• Antoni Waga (1860) “galak”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 751

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay gelak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlak/ [ɡɐˈlak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ga‧lak

Noun

galák (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜃ᜔)

1. joy; happiness; gladness

   Synonyms: ligaya, tuwa, saya, lugod

Derived terms

• galakin
• ikagalak
• ikinagagalak kitang makilala
• kagalakan
• magalak
• magpagalak

 

Related terms

• galakgak

Anagrams

• kalag, lagak

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ɡalak/ [ɡɑˈlak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ga‧lak

Noun

galak (Sulat Sūg spelling ݢَلَكْ)

1. pulse
2. readiness; decision

   Synonym: gaan

Derived terms

• galakun (to feel the pulse)