peluk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay peluk, from Proto-Malayic *pəluk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəluk (“bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈluk/
• Hyphenation: pê‧luk

Verb

peluk (reciprocal berpelukan, active memeluk, passive dipeluk, accidental terpeluk)

1. (transitive) to hug
2. (transitive) to embrace

Derived terms

• pelukan
• pemelukan
• sepemeluk
• sepemelukan

Further reading

• “peluk”, 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

From Proto-Malayic *pəluk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəluk (“bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /pəˈlok/ [pəˈloʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /pəˈluk/ [pəˈluʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uʔ
• Hyphenation: pe‧luk

Verb

peluk (Jawi spelling ڤلوق)

1. to hug; to embrace

   Bahaya memeluk orang yang dijangkiti dengan penyakit ebola.

   It is dangerous to hug someone who's been infected with ebola.

2. 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-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: peluk
• ⇒ North Moluccan Malay: polo

Further reading

• "peluk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *peluk