warak

Balinese

Romanization

warak

1. Romanization of ᬯᬭᬓ᭄

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.rak/
• Rhymes: -rak
• Hyphenation: wa‧rak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay warak (“pious, religious”), from Arabic وَرَع (waraʕ).

Adjective

warak

1. pious (of or pertaining to piety)
2. religious

Alternative forms

• warik

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦫꦏ꧀ (warak, “rhinoceros”) (and Balinese ᬯᬭᬓ᭄ (warak, “rhinoceros”)), from Old Javanese warak (“rhinoceros”), probably from Proto-Austroasiatic (compare to Proto-Bahnaric *-rok (“cow, ox”) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruuk (“ox”)). Doublet of badak.

Noun

warak (plural warak-warak, first-person possessive warakku, second-person possessive warakmu, third-person possessive waraknya)

1. rhinoceros

   Synonym: badak

Further reading

• “warak” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

warak

1. Romanization of ꦮꦫꦏ꧀

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَع (waraʕ).

Adjective

warak (Jawi spelling ورع)

1. pious (of or pertaining to piety)
2. religious

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Austroasiatic (compare to Proto-Bahnaric *-rok (“cow, ox”) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruuk (“ox”)). Doublet of wadak (“wild buffalo”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

warak

1. rhinoceros

Related terms

• wadak (“wild buffalo”)

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦮꦫꦏ꧀ (warak)
• → Balinese: ᬯᬭᬓ᭄ (warak)

Further reading

• "warak" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.