malaka
Indonesian
editEtymology
editInherited from Malay malaka, from Sanskrit मालक (mālaka, “Hibiscus mutabilis; Melia azedarach; wood; ring; garland”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmalaka (plural malaka-malaka)
Further reading
edit- “malaka” 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.
Turkish
editEtymology 1
editPerhaps from Greek μαλάκας (malákas).
Noun
editmalaka (definite accusative malakayı, plural malakalar)
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editmalaka (definite accusative malakayı, plural malakalar) (dialect)
- (Aydın) dirty trick (an unkind trick)
Etymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
editmalaka (dialect)
- (Balıkesir, Burdur, Denizli, Gümüşhane, Isparta, İzmir, Kayseri, Manisa, Muğla) gratuitous, unearned
- (İzmir, Kayseri) dirt cheap
Noun
editmalaka (definite accusative malakayı, plural malakalar) (dialect)
- (İzmir, Kayseri) steal (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
- (İzmir, Denizli) Synonym of yağma
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “malaka¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2970
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “malaka², malaka³”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2971
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
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- Indonesian lemmas
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- Turkish nouns
- Denizli Turkish
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- Turkish adjectives
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- Muğla Turkish