parak

Banjarese

Etymology

Compare Banjarese parak (“close”), Tenggarong Kutai Malay parak (“close”), Kota Bangun Kutai Malay parak (“close”).

Adjective

parak

1. close

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.raʔ/
• Rhymes: -raʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
• Hyphenation: pa‧rak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay parak, from Arabic فَرْق (farq). Semantic loan from Gayo [Term?] for the sense of exile.

Noun

parak (plural parak-parak)

1. separation

   Synonym: perpisahan

2. different

   Synonym: beda

3. space (between male and women)
4. exile (social punishment in Gayo)

   Synonym: pengasingan

Derived terms

• berparak
• memarakkan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau parak, palak, polak, porak, poghak (“garden; orchard”).

Noun

parak (plural parak-parak)

1. garden

   Synonym: kebun

2. field

   Synonym: ladang

Etymology 3

Compare Banjarese parak (“close”), Tenggarong Kutai Malay parak (“close”), Kota Bangun Kutai Malay parak (“close”), Javanese ꦥꦼꦫꦏ꧀, ꦥꦼꦉꦏ꧀ (perak, perek, “near, close”). Ultimately from Old Javanese prĕk, *prak (“pressed close”).

Adjective

parak

1. close

   Synonyms: dekat, hampir

Further reading

• “parak” 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.

Kota Bangun Kutai Malay

Etymology

Compare Banjarese parak (“close”), Tenggarong Kutai Malay parak (“close”), Kota Bangun Kutai Malay parak (“close”).

Adjective

parak

1. close

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• parat — slang: police officer

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈɾak/ [pɐˈɾak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pa‧rak

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Cebuano parak (“fat and round person; police officer”).

Noun

parák (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜃ᜔)

1. (slang) police officer; cop; pig

   Synonyms: (slang) alat, (slang) lespu, pulis

Etymology 2

Adjective

parák (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜃ᜔)

1. meaningless; senseless

References

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

• “parak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tenggarong Kutai Malay

Etymology

Compare Banjarese parak (“close”), Tenggarong Kutai Malay parak (“close”), Kota Bangun Kutai Malay parak (“close”).

Adjective

parak

1. close