sirlak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch schellak, from English shellac, from calque from French laque (“lac”) + en (“in”) + écailles (“scales, shells”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪrlak̚]
• Hyphenation: sir‧lak

Noun

sirlak (first-person possessive sirlakku, second-person possessive sirlakmu, third-person possessive sirlaknya)

1. shellac.

Further reading

• “sirlak” 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.