lemak
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay lemak, from Classical Malay لمق (lĕmak), from Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləmək (“fertile, of soil”). The sense of tasty, delicious is a semantic loan from Minangkabau lamak, from the same Proto-Malayic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ləˈmak̚]
- Hyphenation: lê‧mak
Noun
lêmak (plural lemak-lemak, first-person possessive lemakku, second-person possessive lemakmu, third-person possessive lemaknya)
- fat, grease
- (zoology) Hoven's carp, mad barb, sultan fish (Leptobarbus hoevenii).
- Synonym: jelawat
Derived terms
- berlemak
- pelemakan
- lemak adiposa
- lemak coklat
- lemak darah
- lemak hewani
- lemak jenuh
- lemak kakao
- lemak kulit
- lemak mentega
- lemak mineral
- lemak nabati
- lemak oles
- lemak punggung
- lemak putih
- lemak subkutan
- lemak susu
- lemak tak jenuh
- lemak telo
- lemak trans
- lemak tubuh
- lemak tulang
- lemak viseral
- lemak wol
- nasi lemak
Further reading
- “lemak” 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-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləmək (“fertile, of soil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləmaʔ/, [ləˈmäʔ]
- Rhymes: -maʔ, -aʔ
Noun
lemak (Jawi spelling لمق, plural lemak-lemak, informal 1st possessive lemakku, 2nd possessive lemakmu, 3rd possessive lemaknya)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- berlemak [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants
- Indonesian: lemak
Further reading
- “lemak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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