lapuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lapuk, from Classical Malay لاڤوق (lapuk), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapuk.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlapuk/ [ˈla.pʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -apuk
• Syllabification: la‧puk

Adjective

lapuk (comparative lebih lapuk, superlative paling lapuk)

1. mildewed, moldy
2. old, obsolete, antiquated, old-fashioned, out-of-date
3. rotten, decomposed, petrified (usually of wood)
4. decay

Derived terms

• berlapuk
• dilapukkan
• kelapukan
• melapukkan

Further reading

• “lapuk”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapuk. Cognate with Tagalog lapok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlapuk/ [ˈla.puʔ]

Adjective

lapuk (Jawi spelling لاڤوق, comparative lebih lapuk, superlative paling lapuk)

1. mouldy; stale
2. old, obsolete, antiquated, old-fashioned, out-of-date

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kelapukan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• melapukkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dilapukkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• berlapuk [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: lapuk

Further reading

• "lapuk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017