kemaruk

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦩꦫꦸꦏ꧀ (kemaruk, “happy with and proud of a new acquisition”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈmaruk/ [kəˈma.rʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -aruk
• Syllabification: ke‧ma‧ruk

Adjective

kemaruk

1. ravenous appetite (especially after recovering from an illness).
2. lavishly spend
3. greedy
4. avaricious
5. covetous.

Alternative forms

• maruk

Descendants

• → Malay: کماروق (kemaruk)

Further reading

• “kemaruk” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

kemaruk

1. Romanization of ꦏꦼꦩꦫꦸꦏ꧀