ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀

Javanese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.mʊʔ/
Rhymes: -muk
Hyphenation: a‧muk

Etymology 1

Affixed ꦮꦸꦏ꧀ (wuk) +‎ aN-, inherited from Old Javanese amuk.

Noun

ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀ (amuk)

amok

Derived terms

ꦔꦩꦸꦏ꧀ (ngamuk)
ꦥꦔꦩꦸꦏ꧀ (pangamuk)
ꦲꦩꦸꦏꦤ꧀ (amukan)
ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀ꦲꦩꦸꦏꦤ꧀ (amuk-amukan)
ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀ (amuk-amuk)

Descendants

→ Malay: amuk
- > Indonesian: amuk (inherited)
- → Dutch: amok
  - → Danish: amok (or through English amok)
- → Japanese: アモック (amokku)
- → Korean: 아묵 (amuk)
- → Portuguese: amouco
  - → English: amok, amuck, amock
    - → Cebuano: amok
    - → Czech: amok
    - → Danish: amok (or directly from Dutch amok)
    - → Finnish: amok
    - → German: Amok
    - → Hebrew: אמוק (ámok)
    - → Polish: amok
    - → Norwegian: amok
    - → Serbo-Croatian:
      - Cyrillic script: амок
      - Latin script: amok
    - → Swedish: amok

Etymology 2

Conjunction

ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀ (amuk)

only

Etymology 3

Adjective

ꦲꦩꦸꦏ꧀ (amuk)

preferable

Further reading

“amuk” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.