latak

See also: lätäk

Baduy

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *latak. Compare to Sundanese leutak.

Noun

latak (Sundanese script ᮜᮒᮊ᮪)

1. mud

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*latak₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

• atak

Etymology

From French attaque (“attack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /latak/

Noun

latak

1. attack

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *latak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *latak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.tak/, [la.təa̯k]
• Hyphenation: la‧tak
• Rhymes: -atak

Noun

latak

1. mud

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *latak (“mud”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *latak.

Noun

latak (Jawi spelling لاتق, plural latak-latak, informal 1st possessive latakku, 2nd possessive latakmu, 3rd possessive lataknya)

1. dreg (of oil, etc.)

Further reading

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

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Hokkien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ˈtak/, [la.ˈtak]

Noun

latak

1. star fruit; carambola

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay latak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *latak (“mud”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlatak/ [ˈlaː.t̪ɐk̚]
• Rhymes: -atak
• Syllabification: la‧tak

Noun

latak (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜆᜃ᜔)

1. residue; dregs; lees; sediment

   Synonym: tining

2. (figurative, colloquial) last child (of a couple)

   Synonym: bunso

Derived terms

• latakan
• lumatak
• maglatak
• papaglatakin

See also

• upasala

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈtak/ [lɐˈt̪ak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: la‧tak

Noun

laták (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜆᜃ᜔)

1. angle of drop, dip, or descent (viewed from the top)

   Synonym: tarik

Further reading

• “latak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*latak₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “dregs: residue, dregs”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• aklat, talak, takal, katal, kalat