ꦭꦸꦮꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese luwak (“civet-cat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lu.wak/
  • Rhymes: -wak
  • Hyphenation: lu‧wak

Noun

ꦭꦸꦮꦏ꧀ (luwak)

  1. Asian palm civet, toddy cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: luak (“Asian palm civet, toddy cat”)

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “luwak”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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