luek

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˈluʔək/ [ˈluː.ʔɨk̠̚]
  • IPA^(key): (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /ˈruʔək/ [ˈruː.ʔɨk̠̚]
• Rhymes: -uʔək
• Syllabification: lu‧ek

Noun

luëk

1. earwax

   Synonym: tueng

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1982) “Kankanay Anatomy: A Lexicon”, in Asian Folklore Studies‎^[1], volume 41, number 1 (overall work in English and Kankanaey), Nanzan University, →DOI, pages 83-96