lebak

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbak (“pound, thud”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-bak, from Proto-Austronesian *-bak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləbaʔ/
• Rhymes: -əbaʔ, -baʔ, -aʔ

Noun

lebak (Jawi spelling لبق, plural lebak-lebak, informal 1st possessive lebakku, 2nd possessive lebakmu, 3rd possessive lebaknya)

1. thud (the sound of a dull impact)

Synonyms

• debak / دبق

Further reading

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

Sundanese

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbak (“ravine, glen, valley”). Cognate with Tagalog lubak, Maguindanao lebak, and Tausug lubbak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləbak/

Noun

lebak or ᮜᮨᮘᮊ᮪ • (lebak)

1. valley; dale
2. lowland

Synonyms

• lembah
• legok

References

• 'LĔBAK', in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij