iwak

Javanese

Romanization

iwak

1. Romanization of ꦲꦶꦮꦏ꧀

Old Javanese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.wak/
• Rhymes: -wak
• Hyphenation: i‧wak

Noun

iwak

1. fish
2. (rare) meat

Derived terms

• maiwak
• pewakan

• aṅiwak hyaṅ
• gajah-iwak
• iniwak hyaṅ
• iwak hyaṅ
• iwak liman
• iwak waṅ

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦶꦮꦏ꧀ (iwak)

Further reading

• "iwak" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sundanese

Etymology

From Javanese ꦲꦶꦮꦏ꧀ (iwak, “side dish, meat, fish”)

Noun

iwak (Sundanese script ᮄᮝᮊ᮪)

1. fish
2. side dish (in a rice-based meal)

Usage notes

• Only attested in iwak nangtang sujén

Further reading

• "IWAK", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔiwak/ [ˈʔiː.wɐk̚]
• Rhymes: -iwak
• Syllabification: i‧wak

Noun

iwak (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜏᜃ᜔)

1. wedge

   Synonyms: kalang, kalso

2. paving stone; flagstone; stone slab

   Synonym: laha

3. (printing) quoin

   Synonym: kunyas

Derived terms

• pang-iwak

Anagrams

• kawi, Kawi, ikaw, wika