pasak

See also: pasák, Pasák, and pašák

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpasak/ [ˈpa.sak]
• Hyphenation: pa‧sak

Noun

pásak (Basahan spelling ᜉᜐᜃ᜔)

1. plug; dowel

   Synonym: sulat

2. stopper

   Synonym: tapon

Derived terms

• makapasak
• mapasak

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

pasák

1. beam in the roof of a house

Related terms

• bubungan

Indonesian

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay pasak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasək, from Proto-Austronesian *pasək.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpasak/ [ˈpa.sak̚]
• Rhymes: -asak
• Syllabification: pa‧sak

Noun

pasak (plural pasak-pasak)

1. bolt, cotter, nail, peg, wedge
2. axis, spindle
3. pivot
4. turning point
5. tumbler
6. latch
7. ratchet
8. planer

   Synonyms: ketam, serut

9. (in compounds) key
10. pin

Derived terms

• berpasak
• memasak
• memasakkan
• terpasak

• pasak bumi
• pasak fiber
• pasak kampung
• pasak kuku
• pasak kunci
• pasak negeri
• pasak pindah
• pasak seribu
• pasak tenda

Further reading

• “pasak”, 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

Lithuanian

Etymology

From pasekti (“to take after”), sekti (“to follow”).

Preposition

pasàk (with genitive)

1. according to

   Synonym: anot

   pasak mano tėvo ― according to my father

Further reading

• “pasak”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “pasak”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
• Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965), “pasàk”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 543

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasək, from Proto-Austronesian *pasək. Doublet of pacak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpasak/ [ˈpa.saʔ]
• Rhymes: -asak
• Hyphenation: pa‧sak

Noun

pasak (Jawi spelling ڤاسق, plural pasak-pasak or pasak²)

1. pin; nail; peg; wedge; bolt

   Synonym: paku

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berpasak [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: pasak

Verb

pasak (Jawi spelling ڤاسق)

1. to fasten or tighten with a bolt, peg or wedge

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemasak [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pemasakan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• pasakan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• pasakkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• memasak [agent focus] (meN-)
• memasakkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dipasak [patient focus] (di-)
• dipasakkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terpasak [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: pasak

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pasek”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

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