ludah

Iban

Etymology

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

Noun

ludah

1. spit, saliva

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ludaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ludah, from Proto-Malayic *ludah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈludah/ [ˈlu.dah]
• Rhymes: -udah
• Syllabification: lu‧dah

Noun

ludah

1. spit, saliva

   Synonyms: air liur, air ludah, liur

Derived terms

• berludah
• meludah
• meludahi
• meludahkan
• peludahan

• ludah sirih

• air ludah

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ludaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “ludah” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ludah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ludah/
• Rhymes: -udah

Noun

ludah (Jawi spelling لوده, plural ludah-ludah, informal 1st possessive ludahku, 2nd possessive ludahmu, 3rd possessive ludahnya)

1. spit, saliva

Verb

ludah (Jawi spelling لوده)

1. (intransitive) to spit (to evacuate saliva from the mouth)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ludah
• North Moluccan Malay: luda

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ludaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

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

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes	ludah
lemes ka sorangan	{{{les}}}
lemes ka batur	{{{leb}}}
loma	ciduh
cohag	{{{co}}}

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq.

Noun

ludah (Sundanese script ᮜᮥᮓᮂ)

1. (lemes) saliva

Verb

ludah (Sundanese script ᮜᮥᮓᮂ)

1. to spit