peluk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay peluk, from Classical Malay peluk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *peluk (“bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pəlʊk/

Verb

peluk

to hug; to embrace

Derived terms

memeluk

Further reading

“peluk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *peluk (“bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pəluk/
Rhymes: -əluk, -luk, -uk
(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [pəˈlʊʔ, -loʔ, -lo̞ʔ]

Verb

peluk (Jawi spelling ڤلوق‎)

to hug; to embrace
Bahaya memeluk orang yang dijangkiti dengan penyakit ebola.
It is dangerous to hug someone who's been infected with ebola.
to convert (to another religion); to change one's religion
David telah memeluk agama Islam.
David has converted to Islam.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

pemeluk [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
pelukan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
memeluk [agent focus] (meN-)
dipeluk [patient focus] (di-)
berpeluk [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

“peluk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *peluk

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